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.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

VUG vs VYM

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Vanguard Growth Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

VUG and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	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.

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