Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GARP vs VXF: how they differ
GARP and VXF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GARP and VXF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GARP | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| APPLE 5.23% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| MICROSOFT 5.16% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| NVIDIA 5.09% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.81% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.76% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| VISA CLASS A 4.60% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| LAM RESEARCH 4.02% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 3.65% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality GARP | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.5% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +12.0 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 133 | 3365 |
GARP in plain words
GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 133 positions, with the top ten at 43.2%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GARP or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and VXF returned +14.1%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GARP or VXF?
- GARP charges 0.15% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do GARP and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of GARP and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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