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.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

VGT vs VIG

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Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

VGT and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	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.

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