Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOOG vs XLK: how they differ
VOOG and XLK hold 51% of their weight in the same names, and XLK returned more over the year.
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOOG and XLK hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOOG | XLK |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 14.29% | 14.66% |
| Microsoft Corp | 9.31% | 8.38% |
| Apple Inc | 6.38% | 12.86% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.90% | 5.41% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 3.04% | 5.42% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.34% | 5.28% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.11% | 3.02% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.00% | 1.49% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 0.99% | 3.20% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.70% | 2.59% |
| KLA Corp | 0.70% | 2.20% |
| Sandisk Corp/DE | 0.70% | 1.88% |
| Only in VOOG | Only in XLK |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 6.17% | Intel Corp 3.68% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.90% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.51% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.90% | Marvell Technology Inc 1.45% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% | Western Digital Corp 1.23% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 2.44% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.21% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.42% | QUALCOMM Inc 1.09% |
| Tesla Inc 2.12% | Analog Devices Inc 1.08% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.43% | Salesforce Inc 0.71% |
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 Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | XLK State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | S&P 500 Growth | Technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +39.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.3 pts | +21.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 146 | 74 |
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%.
XLK in plain words
XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VOOG or XLK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOOG returned +17.8% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOOG or XLK?
- VOOG charges 0.05% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOOG and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOOG and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 51% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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