Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VIG vs VOO
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VIG and VOO hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VIG | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 4.10% | 6.61% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.99% | 4.31% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.21% | 2.78% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 3.36% | 1.48% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3.61% | 1.26% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.51% | 0.95% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 2.92% | 0.88% |
| Visa Inc | 2.34% | 0.87% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.46% | 0.84% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.62% | 0.77% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.88% | 0.76% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.64% | 0.72% |
| Only in VIG | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| Honeywell International Inc 0.62% | NVIDIA Corp 7.53% |
| Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.14% | Amazon.com Inc 3.63% |
| BWX Technologies Inc 0.09% | Alphabet Inc 3.26% |
| RB Global Inc 0.09% | Alphabet Inc 2.60% |
| Royal Gold Inc 0.09% | Micron Technology Inc 2.02% |
| Reliance Inc 0.09% | Meta Platforms Inc 1.92% |
| ITT Inc 0.08% | Tesla Inc 1.84% |
| HEICO Corp 0.07% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.47% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dividend growth | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +20.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.8 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 332 | 506 |
VIG in plain words
VIG is a index equity fund tracking Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +16.1% 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, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
VOO in plain words
VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% 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, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VIG or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +16.1% and VOO returned +20.1%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VIG or VOO?
- VIG charges 0.04% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VIG and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VIG and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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