Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VHT vs VONG: how they differ
VHT and VONG hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VHT and VONG hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VHT | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co | 14.07% | 2.67% |
| AbbVie Inc | 6.10% | 1.16% |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc | 2.39% | 0.45% |
| Amgen Inc | 2.87% | 0.40% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.80% | 0.34% |
| McKesson Corp | 1.45% | 0.26% |
| Cencora Inc | 0.79% | 0.15% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 2.64% | 0.14% |
| IDEXX Laboratories Inc | 0.71% | 0.14% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.63% | 0.12% |
| Natera Inc | 0.47% | 0.09% |
| Dexcom Inc | 0.46% | 0.09% |
| Only in VHT | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 8.48% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% | Apple Inc 11.97% |
| Merck & Co Inc 4.67% | Microsoft Corp 8.98% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| Abbott Laboratories 2.36% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.36% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| Danaher Corp 1.84% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| CVS Health Corp 1.83% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
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.
| VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Health Care | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 401 | 387 |
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 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, VHT or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VHT or VONG?
- VHT charges 0.09% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VHT and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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