Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VIG vs VOOG: how they differ
VIG and VOOG hold 29% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VIG and VOOG hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VIG | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.21% | 5.90% |
| Apple Inc | 4.10% | 6.38% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.99% | 9.31% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 3.36% | 2.44% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3.61% | 1.43% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.88% | 1.14% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.46% | 1.11% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.51% | 0.89% |
| Visa Inc | 2.34% | 0.84% |
| Mastercard Inc | 1.86% | 0.75% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.64% | 0.70% |
| KLA Corp | 1.04% | 0.70% |
| Only in VIG | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| Walmart Inc 2.62% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 2.04% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Bank of America Corp 1.58% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.55% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.52% | Micron Technology Inc 3.04% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 1.48% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.42% |
| Merck & Co Inc 1.23% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.34% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dividend growth | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 332 | 146 |
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%.
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, VIG or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +12.4% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VIG or VOOG?
- VIG charges 0.04% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VIG and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VIG and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 29% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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