Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGT vs VUG
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGT and VUG hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VGT | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 16.85% | 12.63% |
| Apple Inc | 14.59% | 11.67% |
| Microsoft Corp | 9.47% | 7.62% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.21% | 4.29% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.21% | 2.62% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.56% | 1.51% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.40% | 1.60% |
| KLA Corp | 1.00% | 1.10% |
| Sandisk Corp/DE | 0.98% | 0.94% |
| Intel Corp | 2.03% | 0.79% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 0.92% | 0.78% |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 0.73% | 0.75% |
| Only in VGT | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 4.21% | Alphabet Inc 5.76% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% | Alphabet Inc 4.54% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 1.09% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| International Business Machines Corp 1.08% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% |
| Analog Devices Inc 0.82% | Tesla Inc 3.27% |
| Salesforce Inc 0.70% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.81% |
| Dell Technologies Inc 0.61% | Visa Inc 1.54% |
| Accenture PLC 0.47% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.16% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Information technology | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +39.7% | +14.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +19.7 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.9% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 317 | 147 |
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.
VUG in plain words
VUG is a index equity fund tracking US growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VGT or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +39.7% and VUG returned +14.9%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VGT or VUG?
- VGT charges 0.09% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VGT and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 56% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Other comparisons
Where to next
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, VGT against VUG, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/VGT-VUG.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.
A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources