Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGT vs VONG: how they differ
VGT and VONG hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGT and VONG hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VGT | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 16.85% | 13.09% |
| Apple Inc | 14.59% | 11.97% |
| Microsoft Corp | 9.47% | 8.98% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.21% | 5.78% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.21% | 1.47% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.56% | 1.21% |
| Oracle Corp | 1.46% | 1.15% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.35% | 1.03% |
| KLA Corp | 1.00% | 0.76% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 0.92% | 0.68% |
| Amphenol Corp | 0.73% | 0.55% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 0.75% | 0.55% |
| Only in VGT | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 4.21% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| Intel Corp 2.03% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| International Business Machines Corp 1.08% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
| Sandisk Corp/DE 0.98% | Alphabet Inc 3.15% |
| Analog Devices Inc 0.82% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.67% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.81% | Visa Inc 1.57% |
| Western Digital Corp 0.76% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.28% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Information technology | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +35.4% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +17.9 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.9% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 317 | 387 |
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% 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 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 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, VGT or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +35.4% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VGT or VONG?
- VGT charges 0.09% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VGT and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 52% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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