Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGT vs VOOG: how they differ
VGT and VOOG hold 51% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGT and VOOG hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VGT | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 16.85% | 14.29% |
| Microsoft Corp | 9.47% | 9.31% |
| Apple Inc | 14.59% | 6.38% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.21% | 5.90% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.21% | 3.04% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.21% | 2.34% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.56% | 1.11% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.35% | 1.00% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.40% | 0.99% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.85% | 0.70% |
| KLA Corp | 1.00% | 0.70% |
| Sandisk Corp/DE | 0.98% | 0.70% |
| Only in VGT | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Intel Corp 2.03% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 1.11% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 1.09% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| Analog Devices Inc 0.82% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
| Western Digital Corp 0.76% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.44% |
| Marvell Technology Inc 0.73% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.42% |
| Salesforce Inc 0.70% | Tesla Inc 2.12% |
| Dell Technologies Inc 0.61% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.43% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Information technology | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +35.4% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +17.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.9% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 317 | 146 |
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.
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% 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 May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VGT or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +35.4% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VGT or VOOG?
- VGT charges 0.09% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VGT and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 51% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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