PBUS vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

PBUS and VIG hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and PBUS returned +16.9% over the year. Net assets: $10.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Invesco MSCI USA ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points.

PBUS vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
PBUSVIG
Expense ratio0.04%0.04%
Net assets, PBUS as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026$10.8bn$109.1bn
Total return, 1 year+16.9%+12.0%
What it tracksMSCI USA IndexS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Holdings in common40%
Holdings datedOct 10, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.2%33.5%

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

+16.9%
PBUS total return, 1 year
+12.0%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.04%
PBUS expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PBUS and VIG hold 40% 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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40% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding PBUS VIG
Microsoft Corp 5.61% 4.67%
Apple Inc 7.34% 4.50%
Broadcom Inc 2.43% 4.34%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.40% 3.90%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.32% 4.07%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.04% 2.84%
Visa Inc 0.95% 2.50%
Johnson & Johnson 0.94% 2.73%
AbbVie Inc 0.72% 1.93%
Walmart Inc 0.72% 1.96%
Mastercard Inc 0.71% 2.03%
Cisco Systems Inc 0.69% 1.86%
Only in PBUS
NVIDIA Corp 7.83%
Amazon.com Inc 3.77%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.34%
Micron Technology Inc 1.73%
Tesla Inc 1.63%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.47%
Only in VIG
MKTLIQ 0.29%
Royal Gold Inc 0.09%
ITT Inc 0.08%
Reinsurance Group of America Inc 0.07%
Albemarle Corp 0.07%
RB Global Inc 0.07%
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 0.07%
Assurant Inc 0.06%

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On the same fields

PBUS
Invesco MSCI USA ETF
VIG
Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +16.9% +12.0%
Expense ratio 0.04% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 96.7% 92.6%
Holdings 516 335
Net assets, PBUS as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $10.8bn $109.1bn

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

About PBUS

PBUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 516 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.

About VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PBUS or VIG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PBUS returned +16.9% and VIG +12.0%.
Which is cheaper, PBUS or VIG?
Neither: PBUS and VIG both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PBUS and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of PBUS and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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