Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VO vs VTV: how they differ
VO and VTV hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VO and VTV hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VO | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | 0.48% | 0.38% |
| Cummins Inc | 0.95% | 0.37% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 0.44% | 0.34% |
| Johnson Controls International plc | 0.43% | 0.34% |
| Constellation Energy Corp | 0.78% | 0.30% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 0.75% | 0.29% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 0.72% | 0.28% |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 0.36% | 0.28% |
| CRH PLC | 0.69% | 0.27% |
| United Rentals Inc | 0.69% | 0.27% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp | 0.34% | 0.27% |
| Travelers Cos Inc/The | 0.34% | 0.26% |
| Only in VO | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% | Micron Technology Inc 4.89% |
| Western Digital Corp 1.07% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96% |
| Quanta Services Inc 1.05% | Johnson & Johnson 2.30% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13% |
| Datadog Inc 0.84% | Walmart Inc 1.87% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% | Caterpillar Inc 1.84% |
| Robinhood Markets Inc 0.77% | AbbVie Inc 1.67% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Mid-Cap | US value |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.5 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.4% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 282 | 308 |
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. 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, VO or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VO returned +12.0% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VO or VTV?
- VO charges 0.03% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VO and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of VO and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 28% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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