Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VBK vs XLG: how they differ
VBK and XLG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VBK returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VBK and XLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VBK | Only in XLG |
|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27% | NVIDIA Corp. 13.10% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07% | Apple Inc. 10.76% |
| Astera Labs Inc 1.05% | Microsoft Corp. 8.18% |
| Natera Inc 1.04% | Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99% |
| Twilio Inc 0.88% | Alphabet Inc. 6.05% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83% | Broadcom Inc. 4.85% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82% | Alphabet Inc. 4.82% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Invesco |
| What it is | Small-Cap Growth | S&P 500 top 50 |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +12.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.7 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 10.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 545 | 51 |
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.
XLG in plain words
XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VBK or XLG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +13.8% and XLG returned +12.2%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VBK or XLG?
- VBK charges 0.05% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VBK and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 10% of VBK and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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