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FTGS vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTGS and VIG hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VIG returned +12.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Growth Strength ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

VIG costs 0.56 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.

FTGS vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTGSVIG
Expense ratio0.60%0.04%
Net assets, FTGS as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026$1.3bn$109.1bn
Total return, 1 year+7.0%+12.0%
What it tracksGrowth Strength IndexS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Holdings in common15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.9%33.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+7.0%
FTGS total return, 1 year
+12.0%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.60%
FTGS expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTGS and VIG hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FTGS VIG
Microsoft Corporation 2.62% 4.67%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.09% 2.03%
Eli Lilly and Company 1.93% 3.90%
Broadcom Inc. 1.88% 4.34%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.94% 1.78%
Amphenol Corporation 2.23% 0.83%
Chubb Limited 1.87% 0.52%
Stryker Corporation 1.67% 0.48%
CME Group Inc. 2.21% 0.44%
Intuit Inc. 2.01% 0.42%
General Dynamics Corporation 1.74% 0.40%
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 1.86% 0.39%
Only in FTGS
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 3.05%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.82%
Newmont Corporation 2.54%
Arista Networks, Inc. 2.48%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.37%
Fortinet, Inc. 2.33%
NVIDIA Corporation 2.18%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.15%
Only in VIG
Apple Inc 4.50%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.07%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%
Johnson & Johnson 2.73%
Visa Inc 2.50%
Walmart Inc 1.96%
AbbVie Inc 1.93%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.86%

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On the same fields

FTGS
First Trust Growth Strength ETF
VIG
Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +7.0% +12.0%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 93.8% 92.6%
Holdings 50 335
Net assets, FTGS as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.3bn $109.1bn

FTGS and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FTGS

FTGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

About VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTGS or VIG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +7.0% and VIG +12.0%.
Which is cheaper, FTGS or VIG?
VIG is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTGS and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
FTGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTGS ↗VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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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