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BOXX vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and VONG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOXX returned +4.0% against +1.1%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

BOXX on its own →VONG on its own →
At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+1.1%
VONG total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.06%
VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

BOXX vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXVONG
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedRussell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.06%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026$14.5bn$47.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.6%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +0.9% (IWF)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs IWF
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.06%
Holdings not counted 373
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.5bn $47.1bn

BOXX and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or VONG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or VONG?
VONG is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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