Which returned more over the last year, VBR or VONG?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +16.3% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBR or VONG?

VBR charges 0.05% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VBR and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 30% of VBR and 96% of VONG 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.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VBR vs VONG: how they differ

VBR and VONG hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VBR returned more over the year.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBR and VONG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VBR and VONG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VBR	VONG
NRG Energy Inc	0.66%	0.08%
Tapestry Inc	0.64%	0.08%
Jabil Inc	0.87%	0.07%
Tractor Supply Co	0.18%	0.05%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc	0.17%	0.05%
Lamar Advertising Co	0.15%	0.04%
EMCOR Group Inc	0.40%	0.04%
Flutter Entertainment PLC	0.15%	0.04%
Equitable Holdings Inc	0.27%	0.04%
Gartner Inc	0.18%	0.03%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp	0.16%	0.03%
Enphase Energy Inc	0.13%	0.03%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VBR	Only in VONG
Atmos Energy Corp 0.62%	NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
Moderna Inc 0.54%	Apple Inc 11.97%
Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.52%	Microsoft Corp 8.98%
F5 Inc 0.50%	Broadcom Inc 5.78%
US Foods Holding Corp 0.48%	Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc 0.47%	Alphabet Inc 3.91%
Expand Energy Corp 0.47%	Tesla Inc 3.48%
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc 0.45%	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.

VBR and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value 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 Value	Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.2 pts	−10.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	30.5%	95.6%
Holdings	840	387

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% 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, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% 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, VBR or VONG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBR returned +16.3% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBR or VONG?: VBR charges 0.05% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VBR and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 30% of VBR and 96% of VONG 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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