Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VONG?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VONG?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GOVT vs VONG: how they differ

GOVT and VONG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VONG returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GOVT	Only in VONG
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	Apple Inc 11.97%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	Microsoft Corp 8.98%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	Broadcom Inc 5.78%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	Alphabet Inc 3.91%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	Tesla Inc 3.48%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

GOVT and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−10.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.07%
Holdings	216	387

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% 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. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VONG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VONG?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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