Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOE vs VOOG: how they differ
VOE and VOOG hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VOE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOE and VOOG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOE | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | 0.86% | 0.33% |
| Cummins Inc | 1.71% | 0.17% |
| Johnson Controls International plc | 0.77% | 0.15% |
| TE Connectivity PLC | 1.02% | 0.12% |
| eBay Inc | 0.86% | 0.10% |
| United Rentals Inc | 1.23% | 0.10% |
| Rockwell Automation Inc | 0.48% | 0.08% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 1.20% | 0.08% |
| Electronic Arts Inc | 0.45% | 0.06% |
| Cboe Global Markets Inc | 0.44% | 0.05% |
| Cincinnati Financial Corp | 0.50% | 0.04% |
| W R Berkley Corp | 0.34% | 0.03% |
| Only in VOE | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Valero Energy Corp 1.34% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.29% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| CRH PLC 1.24% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| General Motors Co 1.21% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| SLB Ltd 1.21% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| Phillips 66 1.18% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Warner Bros Discovery Inc 1.10% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| PACCAR Inc 1.10% | 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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value 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 | Mid-Cap Value | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.2% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +2.7 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 170 | 146 |
VOE in plain words
VOE is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%.
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. 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, VOE or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOE returned +20.2% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOE or VOOG?
- VOE charges 0.05% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOE and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VOE 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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