Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VONG vs VOO: how they differ
VONG and VOO hold 58% of their weight in the same names, and VOO returned more over the year.
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VONG and VOO hold 58% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VONG | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 13.09% | 7.53% |
| Apple Inc | 11.97% | 6.61% |
| Microsoft Corp | 8.98% | 4.31% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.07% | 3.63% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.91% | 3.26% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.78% | 2.78% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.15% | 2.60% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.20% | 1.92% |
| Tesla Inc | 3.48% | 1.84% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.67% | 1.48% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.47% | 1.47% |
| Visa Inc | 1.57% | 0.87% |
| Only in VONG | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| Snowflake Inc 0.26% | Micron Technology Inc 2.02% |
| Spotify Technology SA 0.23% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.43% |
| Cloudflare Inc 0.23% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.26% |
| Rocket Lab Corp 0.21% | Intel Corp 1.03% |
| Astera Labs Inc 0.13% | Johnson & Johnson 0.95% |
| NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 0.13% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.88% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.12% | Cisco Systems Inc 0.72% |
| Natera Inc 0.09% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.59% |
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.
| VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Russell 1000 Growth | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.2% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −10.3 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 387 | 506 |
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.
VOO in plain words
VOO is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VONG or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VONG returned +7.2% and VOO returned +17.6%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VONG or VOO?
- VONG charges 0.07% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VONG and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VONG and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 58% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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