Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VONG vs VUG: how they differ
VONG and VUG hold 82% of their weight in the same names, and VUG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VONG and VUG hold 82% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VONG | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 13.09% | 12.63% |
| Apple Inc | 11.97% | 11.67% |
| Microsoft Corp | 8.98% | 7.62% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.07% | 4.47% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.78% | 4.29% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.91% | 5.76% |
| Tesla Inc | 3.48% | 3.27% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.20% | 3.41% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.15% | 4.54% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.67% | 2.81% |
| Visa Inc | 1.57% | 1.54% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.47% | 2.62% |
| Only in VONG | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc 1.16% | Sandisk Corp 0.94% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 0.73% | Intel Corp 0.79% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 0.45% | Western Digital Corp 0.62% |
| Amgen Inc 0.40% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.61% |
| Trane Technologies PLC 0.30% | Welltower Inc 0.46% |
| American Tower Corp 0.26% | Equinix Inc 0.30% |
| McKesson Corp 0.26% | Corning Inc 0.30% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc 0.25% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.29% |
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 | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Russell 1000 Growth | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.2% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −10.3 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.6% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 387 | 147 |
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.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VONG or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VONG returned +7.2% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VUG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VONG or VUG?
- VONG charges 0.07% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VONG and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VONG and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 82% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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