Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VHT vs VOOG: how they differ
VHT and VOOG hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VHT and VOOG hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VHT | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co | 14.07% | 2.44% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 8.48% | 0.89% |
| AbbVie Inc | 6.10% | 0.49% |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc | 2.39% | 0.42% |
| Amgen Inc | 2.87% | 0.34% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 2.64% | 0.25% |
| HCA Healthcare Inc | 0.96% | 0.17% |
| Boston Scientific Corp | 1.14% | 0.13% |
| IDEXX Laboratories Inc | 0.71% | 0.12% |
| Stryker Corp | 1.66% | 0.12% |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp | 0.80% | 0.06% |
| Incyte Corp | 0.26% | 0.04% |
| Only in VHT | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| Merck & Co Inc 4.67% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| Abbott Laboratories 2.36% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.36% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 1.84% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Danaher Corp 1.84% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| CVS Health Corp 1.83% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Health Care | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 401 | 146 |
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.
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, VHT or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VHT or VOOG?
- VHT charges 0.09% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VHT and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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