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GOVT vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to VOOG's +12.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF, and $27.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.

GOVT on its own →VOOG on its own →
At a glance
−1.5%
GOVT total return, 1 year
+12.1%
VOOG total return, 1 year
0.05%
GOVT expense ratio
0.05%
VOOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.05% a year; their one-year returns differ by 13.6 points; GOVT is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOVT vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGOVTVOOG
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.5%+12.1%
Drawdown
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 4, 20204.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond IndexS&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$41.4bn$27.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and VOOG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT VOOG
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GOVT
TREASURY NOTE 5.17%
TREASURY NOTE 2.98%
TREASURY NOTE 2.12%
TREASURY NOTE 1.95%
TREASURY NOTE 1.65%
TREASURY BOND 1.51%
TREASURY BOND 1.46%
TREASURY BOND 1.42%
Only in VOOG
NVIDIA Corp 15.01%
Microsoft Corp 10.34%
Apple Inc 6.60%
Alphabet Inc 5.48%
Broadcom Inc 4.54%
Alphabet Inc 4.39%
Meta Platforms Inc 4.34%
Amazon.com Inc 3.52%
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Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond Tracks the S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year −1.5% +12.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.1% (IVW)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVW
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.05%
Holdings 229 154
Net assets, GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026 $42.8bn $27.8bn

GOVT and VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

VOOG

VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or VOOG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and VOOG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or VOOG?
Neither: GOVT and VOOG both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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GOVT on its own →VOOG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →GOVT dividend history →GOVT holdings →VOOG dividend history →VOOG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
GOVT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for GOVT ↗
VOOG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VOOG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VOOG ↗

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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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