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BOXX vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and VOOG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VOOG returned +12.1% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $27.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.

BOXX on its own →VOOG on its own →
At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+12.1%
VOOG total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.05%
VOOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOOG costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points.

BOXX vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXVOOG
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+12.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.05%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026$14.5bn$27.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.2%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +12.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.1% (IVW)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVW
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.05%
Holdings not counted 154
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.5bn $27.8bn

BOXX and VOOG 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.

VOOG

VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or VOOG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VOOG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or VOOG?
VOOG is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →VOOG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →VOOG dividend history →VOOG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
VOOG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VOOG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VOOG ↗

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