Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VUG vs VXF: how they differ
VUG and VXF hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and VXF returned more over the year.
Vanguard Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VUG and VXF hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VUG | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp | 0.29% | 1.19% |
| Snowflake Inc | 0.25% | 1.03% |
| Bloom Energy Corp | 0.24% | 0.93% |
| Cloudflare Inc | 0.23% | 0.92% |
| Rocket Lab Corp | 0.18% | 0.61% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| Astera Labs Inc | 0.12% | 0.76% |
| Coreweave Inc | 0.12% | 0.31% |
| ROBLOX Corp | 0.12% | 0.43% |
| MongoDB Inc | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| Reddit Inc | 0.08% | 0.27% |
| LPL Financial Holdings Inc | 0.08% | 0.27% |
| Only in VUG | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 12.63% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Apple Inc 11.67% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.62% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.52% |
| Alphabet Inc 5.76% | Natera Inc 0.46% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.54% | REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.44% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.47% | Twilio Inc 0.37% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.29% | Carpenter Technology Corp 0.36% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% | MKS Instruments Inc 0.35% |
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.
| VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US growth | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.6 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 147 | 3365 |
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%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VUG or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUG returned +12.9% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VUG or VXF?
- VUG charges 0.03% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VUG and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VUG and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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