Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VNQ vs VOOG: how they differ
VNQ and VOOG hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VNQ and VOOG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VNQ | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 7.86% | 0.40% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 3.54% | 0.08% |
| Ventas Inc | 2.20% | 0.06% |
| Only in VNQ | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| Prologis Inc 7.02% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| Equinix Inc 5.66% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| American Tower Corp 4.55% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| Realty Income Corp 3.12% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Public Storage 2.54% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| CBRE Group Inc 2.26% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US real estate | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −11.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.13% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 63.3% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 146 | 146 |
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.
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, VNQ or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VNQ returned +5.6% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VNQ or VOOG?
- VNQ charges 0.13% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VNQ and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 63% of VNQ and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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