Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VBK vs VUG: how they differ
VBK and VUG hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VBK returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VBK and VUG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VBK | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| Astera Labs Inc | 1.05% | 0.12% |
| Flex Ltd | 0.42% | 0.10% |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp | 0.36% | 0.06% |
| AST SpaceMobile Inc | 0.35% | 0.05% |
| Insmed Inc | 0.33% | 0.05% |
| First Solar Inc | 0.34% | 0.05% |
| Burlington Stores Inc | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| EQT Corp | 0.23% | 0.04% |
| TKO Group Holdings Inc | 0.17% | 0.04% |
| CoStar Group Inc | 0.16% | 0.03% |
| Symbotic Inc | 0.04% | 0.02% |
| Only in VBK | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27% | NVIDIA Corp 12.63% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07% | Apple Inc 11.67% |
| Natera Inc 1.04% | Microsoft Corp 7.62% |
| Twilio Inc 0.88% | Alphabet Inc 5.76% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83% | Alphabet Inc 4.54% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79% | Broadcom Inc 4.29% |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% |
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.
| VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Small-Cap Growth | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.7 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 10.2% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 545 | 147 |
VBK in plain words
VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 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, VBK or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +13.8% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VBK or VUG?
- VBK charges 0.05% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VBK and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 10% of VBK and 97% of VUG 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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