Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VB vs VONG: how they differ
VB and VONG hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VB returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VB and VONG hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VB | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| Astera Labs Inc | 0.45% | 0.13% |
| Natera Inc | 0.45% | 0.09% |
| NRG Energy Inc | 0.38% | 0.08% |
| Tapestry Inc | 0.36% | 0.08% |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd | 0.34% | 0.08% |
| Jabil Inc | 0.49% | 0.07% |
| AST SpaceMobile Inc | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp | 0.16% | 0.07% |
| Everpure Inc | 0.30% | 0.07% |
| Insmed Inc | 0.14% | 0.06% |
| Burlington Stores Inc | 0.12% | 0.06% |
| Lattice Semiconductor Corp | 0.26% | 0.05% |
| Only in VB | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46% | Apple Inc 11.97% |
| MKS Instruments Inc 0.37% | Microsoft Corp 8.98% |
| Flex Ltd 0.36% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| Atmos Energy Corp 0.35% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.34% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| nVent Electric PLC 0.33% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| ATI Inc 0.33% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
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.
| VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Small-Cap | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.3 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 21.7% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 1311 | 387 |
VB in plain words
VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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, VB or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +15.2% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VB or VONG?
- VB charges 0.03% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VB and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 22% of VB and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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