Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VNQ vs VONG: how they differ
VNQ and VONG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VONG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VNQ and VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VNQ | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| American Tower Corp | 4.55% | 0.26% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 3.54% | 0.04% |
| Lamar Advertising Co | 0.63% | 0.04% |
| Public Storage | 2.54% | 0.02% |
| CBRE Group Inc | 2.26% | 0.01% |
| Jones Lang LaSalle Inc | 0.80% | 0.01% |
| Sun Communities Inc | 0.84% | 0.01% |
| CoStar Group Inc | 0.78% | 0.01% |
| UDR Inc | 0.61% | 0.00% |
| Only in VNQ | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| Welltower Inc 7.86% | Apple Inc 11.97% |
| Prologis Inc 7.02% | Microsoft Corp 8.98% |
| Equinix Inc 5.66% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| Realty Income Corp 3.12% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| Ventas Inc 2.20% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| Crown Castle Inc 2.06% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
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.
| VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US real estate | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −11.9 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.13% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 63.3% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 146 | 387 |
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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, VNQ or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VNQ or VONG?
- VNQ charges 0.13% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VNQ and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 63% of VNQ and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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