Which returned more over the last year, VIG or VTV?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +16.1% and VTV returned +26.2%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VIG or VTV?

VIG charges 0.04% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VIG and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VIG and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

VIG vs VTV

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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

VIG and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund	VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Dividend growth	US value
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	+26.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−3.8 pts	+6.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	95.7%	98.6%
Holdings	332	308

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%.

VTV in plain words

VTV is a index equity fund tracking US value. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +26.2% 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, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VIG or VTV?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +16.1% and VTV returned +26.2%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VIG or VTV?: VIG charges 0.04% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VIG and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VIG and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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