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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VOOG vs VTV: how they differ

VOOG and VTV hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOOG and VTV hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VOOG and VTV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingVOOGVTV
Micron Technology Inc3.04%4.89%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc2.42%2.96%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.43%3.07%
Caterpillar Inc1.14%1.84%
Johnson & Johnson0.89%2.30%
Cisco Systems Inc0.70%1.57%
RTX Corp0.67%0.96%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The0.53%1.07%
AbbVie Inc0.49%1.67%
General Electric Co0.49%0.73%
Philip Morris International Inc0.43%1.06%
Morgan Stanley0.42%0.93%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VOOGOnly in VTV
NVIDIA Corp 14.29%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13%
Microsoft Corp 9.31%Walmart Inc 1.87%
Apple Inc 6.38%UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.42%
Alphabet Inc 6.17%Bank of America Corp 1.37%
Broadcom Inc 5.90%Home Depot Inc/The 1.32%
Alphabet Inc 4.90%Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.28%
Amazon.com Inc 3.90%Merck & Co Inc 1.19%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.85%Chevron Corp 1.18%

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.

VOOG and VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOOG
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund
VTV
Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isS&P 500 GrowthUS value
Total return, 1 year+17.8%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.3 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.03%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%98.6%
Holdings146308

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%.

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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. 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, VOOG or VTV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOOG returned +17.8% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOOG or VTV?
VOOG charges 0.05% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VOOG and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOOG and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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