Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGT vs VIG
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGT and VIG hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VGT | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.21% | 5.21% |
| Apple Inc | 14.59% | 4.10% |
| Microsoft Corp | 9.47% | 3.99% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.85% | 1.64% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.56% | 1.46% |
| Oracle Corp | 1.46% | 1.24% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 1.11% | 1.16% |
| KLA Corp | 1.00% | 1.04% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 1.08% | 0.98% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 1.09% | 0.87% |
| Analog Devices Inc | 0.82% | 0.89% |
| Amphenol Corp | 0.73% | 0.82% |
| Only in VGT | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 16.85% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61% |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.21% | Eli Lilly & Co 3.36% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92% |
| Intel Corp 2.03% | Walmart Inc 2.62% |
| Applied Materials Inc 1.40% | Johnson & Johnson 2.51% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc 1.35% | Visa Inc 2.34% |
| Sandisk Corp/DE 0.98% | Costco Wholesale Corp 2.04% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 0.92% | Caterpillar Inc 1.88% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Information technology | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +39.7% | +16.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +19.7 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.9% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 317 | 332 |
VGT in plain words
VGT is a index equity fund tracking Information technology. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +39.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.
VIG in plain words
VIG is a index equity fund tracking Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +16.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VGT or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +39.7% and VIG returned +16.1%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VGT or VIG?
- VGT charges 0.09% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VGT and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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