Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VIG vs VONG: how they differ
VIG and VONG hold 32% of their weight in the same names, and VIG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VIG and VONG hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VIG | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.21% | 5.78% |
| Apple Inc | 4.10% | 11.97% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.99% | 8.98% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 3.36% | 2.67% |
| Visa Inc | 2.34% | 1.57% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.04% | 1.28% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.46% | 1.21% |
| Mastercard Inc | 1.86% | 1.20% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.69% | 1.16% |
| Oracle Corp | 1.24% | 1.15% |
| KLA Corp | 1.04% | 0.76% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 1.48% | 0.73% |
| Only in VIG | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.51% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.64% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.55% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.52% | Alphabet Inc 3.15% |
| Merck & Co Inc 1.23% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.47% |
| Linde PLC 1.06% | Netflix Inc 1.10% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dividend growth | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.7% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 332 | 387 |
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
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, VIG or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VIG or VONG?
- VIG charges 0.04% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VIG and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VIG and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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