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FTGS vs VV: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTGS and VV hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and VV returned +17.1% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Growth Strength ETF, and $54.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF.

VV costs 0.57 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.1 points; VV is far larger, $73.8bn against $1.3bn.

FTGSVV
Expense ratio0.60%0.03%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$1.3bn$73.8bn
Total return, 1 year+7.0%+17.1%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQCRSP US Large Cap Index
Holdings in common18%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.9%38.2%

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

+7.0%
FTGS total return, 1 year
+17.1%
VV total return, 1 year
0.60%
FTGS expense ratio
0.03%
VV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTGS and VV hold 18% 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.

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18% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FTGS VV
Microsoft Corporation 2.62% 5.82%
NVIDIA Corporation 2.18% 7.84%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.15% 1.94%
Broadcom Inc. 1.88% 2.71%
Eli Lilly and Company 1.93% 1.51%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.09% 0.72%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.94% 0.65%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 3.05% 0.63%
Netflix, Inc. 1.97% 0.53%
Arista Networks, Inc. 2.48% 0.32%
Amphenol Corporation 2.23% 0.30%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.82% 0.29%
Only in FTGS
United Therapeutics Corporation 1.98%
Ralph Lauren Corporation 1.88%
Incyte Corporation 1.86%
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 1.61%
Tapestry, Inc. 1.59%
Deckers Outdoor Corporation 1.50%
Only in VV
Apple Inc 7.19%
Amazon.com Inc 3.88%
Alphabet Inc 3.08%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%
Micron Technology Inc 1.67%
Tesla Inc 1.60%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.47%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.37%

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On the same fields

FTGS
First Trust Growth Strength ETF
VV
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +7.0% +17.1%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −10.3 pts −0.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 93.8% 98.0%
Holdings 50 434
Net assets, FTGS as of Oct 9, 2026 and VV as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.3bn $54.1bn

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

FTGS in plain words

FTGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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%.

VV in plain words

VV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 434 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTGS or VV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +7.0% and VV +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, FTGS or VV?
VV is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTGS and VV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 98% of VV 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 ↗VV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VV ↗

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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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