Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPMO vs VUG: how they differ
SPMO and VUG hold 37% of their weight in the same names, and SPMO returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPMO and VUG hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPMO | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.46% | 12.63% |
| Alphabet Inc. | 4.81% | 5.76% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 7.58% | 4.29% |
| Alphabet Inc. | 3.81% | 4.54% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 4.14% | 2.62% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.77% | 1.60% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 3.54% | 1.51% |
| KLA Corp. | 1.39% | 1.10% |
| Sandisk Corp. | 2.46% | 0.94% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 1.33% | 0.89% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.95% | 0.79% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 1.39% | 0.71% |
| Only in SPMO | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 10.72% | Apple Inc 11.67% |
| Johnson & Johnson 3.85% | Microsoft Corp 7.62% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 2.78% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| Caterpillar Inc. 2.60% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 2.02% | Tesla Inc 3.27% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.43% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.81% |
| RTX Corp. 1.40% | Visa Inc 1.54% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. 1.29% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.16% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| SPMO Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Momentum | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.5% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.0 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.13% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 99 | 147 |
SPMO in plain words
SPMO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Momentum. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 52.6%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPMO or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPMO returned +24.5% and VUG returned +12.9%, so SPMO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPMO or VUG?
- SPMO charges 0.13% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPMO and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPMO and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 37% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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