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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or VOOG?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, 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 VOOG: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VOOG 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 VOOG
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	NVIDIA Corp 14.29%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	Microsoft Corp 9.31%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	Apple Inc 6.38%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	Alphabet Inc 6.17%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	Broadcom Inc 5.90%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	Alphabet Inc 4.90%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	Amazon.com Inc 3.90%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.85%

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 VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.05%
Holdings	216	146

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.

VOOG in plain words

VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VOOG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VOOG?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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