Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYG vs VONG: how they differ
SPYG and VONG hold 70% of their weight in the same names, and SPYG returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYG and VONG hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPYG | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 13.66% | 13.09% |
| Microsoft Corp | 7.81% | 8.98% |
| Apple Inc | 5.99% | 11.97% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.04% | 5.78% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.91% | 3.91% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.48% | 5.07% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.49% | 3.20% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.71% | 3.15% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.67% | 2.67% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 3.48% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.67% | 1.47% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.53% | 1.21% |
| Only in SPYG | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 3.67% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.28% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.58% | Home Depot Inc/The 0.73% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.68% | Texas Instruments Inc 0.34% |
| Johnson & Johnson 1.02% | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.34% |
| Sandisk Corp 0.95% | Adobe Inc 0.32% |
| RTX Corp 0.72% | Trane Technologies PLC 0.30% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 0.69% | American Tower Corp 0.26% |
| Welltower Inc 0.45% | Blackstone Inc 0.26% |
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.
| SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 147 | 387 |
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPYG or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYG returned +17.9% and VONG returned +7.2%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYG or VONG?
- SPYG charges 0.04% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYG and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYG and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 70% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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