Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VONG vs VOOG: how they differ
VONG and VOOG hold 73% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VONG and VOOG hold 73% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VONG | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 13.09% | 14.29% |
| Microsoft Corp | 8.98% | 9.31% |
| Apple Inc | 11.97% | 6.38% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.78% | 5.90% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.91% | 6.17% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.07% | 3.90% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.20% | 3.85% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.15% | 4.90% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.67% | 2.44% |
| Tesla Inc | 3.48% | 2.12% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.47% | 2.34% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.21% | 1.11% |
| Only in VONG | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp 1.28% | Micron Technology Inc 3.04% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 0.73% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.42% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 0.34% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.43% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.34% | Johnson & Johnson 0.89% |
| Adobe Inc 0.32% | Cisco Systems Inc 0.70% |
| American Tower Corp 0.26% | Sandisk Corp/DE 0.70% |
| Blackstone Inc 0.26% | RTX Corp 0.67% |
| McKesson Corp 0.26% | Philip Morris International Inc 0.43% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth 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 | Russell 1000 Growth | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.2% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −10.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 387 | 146 |
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.
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, VONG or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VONG returned +7.2% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VONG or VOOG?
- VONG charges 0.07% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VONG and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VONG and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 73% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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