Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VB vs VOOG: how they differ
VB and VOOG hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VB and VOOG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VB | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| EMCOR Group Inc | 0.45% | 0.10% |
| First Solar Inc | 0.15% | 0.09% |
| Tapestry Inc | 0.36% | 0.08% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.36% | 0.08% |
| Jabil Inc | 0.49% | 0.07% |
| NRG Energy Inc | 0.38% | 0.06% |
| EchoStar Corp | 0.17% | 0.05% |
| Incyte Corp | 0.23% | 0.04% |
| Ralph Lauren Corp | 0.17% | 0.04% |
| TKO Group Holdings Inc | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| Insulet Corp | 0.13% | 0.03% |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd | 0.09% | 0.02% |
| Only in VB | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| Astera Labs Inc 0.45% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| Natera Inc 0.45% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Twilio Inc 0.38% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| MKS Instruments Inc 0.37% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Flex Ltd 0.36% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp 0.35% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Small-Cap | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 21.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 1311 | 146 |
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.
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VB or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +15.2% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VB or VOOG?
- VB charges 0.03% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VB and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 22% of VB and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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