Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOOG vs VYM: how they differ
VOOG and VYM hold 17% of their weight in the same names.
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOOG and VYM hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOOG | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.90% | 8.07% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.43% | 3.36% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.14% | 1.73% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.89% | 2.31% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.70% | 1.52% |
| RTX Corp | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| Oracle Corp | 0.55% | 1.14% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.53% | 1.08% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.49% | 1.57% |
| Philip Morris International Inc | 0.43% | 1.08% |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.42% | 0.91% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 0.40% | 0.90% |
| Only in VOOG | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 14.29% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Microsoft Corp 9.31% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| Apple Inc 6.38% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
| Alphabet Inc 6.17% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.45% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.90% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.41% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.90% | Home Depot Inc/The 1.37% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% | Merck & Co Inc 1.14% |
| Micron Technology Inc 3.04% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.07% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Growth | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.3 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 146 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. 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 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VOOG or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOOG returned +17.8% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOOG or VYM?
- VOOG charges 0.05% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOOG and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOOG and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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