Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
DRAM vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees
DRAM and VUG are measured over different days, and VUG charges 0.03% to DRAM's 0.65%.
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Net assets: $20.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Memory ETF, and $232.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF.
Pair scorecard
VUG costs 0.62 points a year less.
| Measure | DRAM | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +6.6% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 33.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
| Below its high | 4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Memory and storage | Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, DRAM as of Oct 28, 2026 and VUG as of Sep 30, 2026 | $20.6bn | $232.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 56% | 63.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Apr 10, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 · 28 weekly returnsDRAM returned more: +45.1% to +13.1%. VUG fell less at its worst: −7.5% to −39.4%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | DRAM | VUG | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +45.1% | +13.1% | DRAM | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +45.1% | +12.9% | DRAM | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −39.4% | −7.5% | VUG | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 28 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DRAM and VUG hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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2% in common
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Side by side
DRAM and VUG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for DRAM.
DRAM
By weight, 16% of DRAM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 12 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Apr 2, 2026 the fund returned +95.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 33.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
VUG
VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 137 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are DRAM and VUG in the same category?
- DRAM is a thematic ETF and VUG is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, DRAM or VUG?
- VUG is cheaper, by 0.62 percentage points a year. That is about $62 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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