Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VUG vs VYM
Vanguard Growth Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VUG and VYM hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VUG | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.29% | 8.07% |
| Oracle Corp | 0.71% | 1.14% |
| McDonald's Corp | 0.54% | 0.88% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 0.39% | 1.07% |
| Starbucks Corp | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| Targa Resources Corp | 0.18% | 0.23% |
| Fastenal Co | 0.17% | 0.22% |
| Yum! Brands Inc | 0.14% | 0.19% |
| Blackstone Inc | 0.14% | 0.39% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | 0.12% | 0.28% |
| MSCI Inc | 0.12% | 0.18% |
| Ares Management Corp | 0.08% | 0.09% |
| Only in VUG | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 12.63% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Apple Inc 11.67% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.62% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Alphabet Inc 5.76% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.54% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.47% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| Tesla Inc 3.27% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US growth | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.9% | +20.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 97.4% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 147 | 608 |
VUG in plain words
VUG is a index equity fund tracking US growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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, VUG or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUG returned +14.9% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VUG or VYM?
- VUG charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VUG and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VUG and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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