Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGT vs VYM
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGT and VYM hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VGT | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.21% | 8.07% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.85% | 1.52% |
| Oracle Corp | 1.46% | 1.14% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 1.11% | 1.07% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 1.08% | 0.90% |
| Analog Devices Inc | 0.82% | 0.82% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 1.09% | 0.80% |
| Accenture PLC | 0.47% | 0.46% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| Dell Technologies Inc | 0.61% | 0.27% |
| TE Connectivity PLC | 0.28% | 0.26% |
| Microchip Technology Inc | 0.26% | 0.20% |
| Only in VGT | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 16.85% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Apple Inc 14.59% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Microsoft Corp 9.47% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.21% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| Intel Corp 2.03% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| Lam Research Corp 1.56% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
| Applied Materials Inc 1.40% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.45% |
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 | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Information technology | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +39.7% | +20.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +19.7 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.9% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 317 | 608 |
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.
VYM in plain words
VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VGT or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +39.7% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VGT or VYM?
- VGT charges 0.09% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VGT and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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