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RECS vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

RECS and VIG hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and RECS returned +14.8% over the year. Net assets: $5.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

VIG costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; VIG is far larger, $130.9bn against $5.8bn.

RECS vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
RECSVIG
Expense ratio0.15%0.04%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$5.8bn$130.9bn
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+12.0%
What it tracksBeta Advantage Research Enhanced U.S. Equity IndexS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Holdings in common22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund40.4%33.5%

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

+14.8%
RECS total return, 1 year
+12.0%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.15%
RECS expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RECS and VIG hold 22% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

half

22% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding RECS VIG
Apple Inc 11.50% 4.50%
Mastercard Inc 2.46% 2.03%
Bank of America Corp 2.09% 1.72%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.12% 1.86%
Lam Research Corp 0.74% 1.61%
NextEra Energy Inc 0.67% 0.73%
AbbVie Inc 0.64% 1.93%
Starbucks Corp 1.07% 0.52%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 0.82% 0.49%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 0.56% 0.47%
KLA Corp 0.44% 0.98%
Amphenol Corp 0.43% 0.83%
Only in RECS
NVIDIA Corp 11.41%
Meta Platforms Inc 4.17%
Micron Technology Inc 1.99%
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF 1.85%
Vanguard Communication Services ETF 1.79%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.60%
Chevron Corp 1.52%
Altria Group Inc 1.25%
Only in VIG
Microsoft Corp 4.67%
Broadcom Inc 4.34%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.07%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.90%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%
Johnson & Johnson 2.73%
Visa Inc 2.50%
Walmart Inc 1.96%

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On the same fields

RECS
Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF
VIG
Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Columbia Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +12.0%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 86.1% 92.6%
Holdings 356 335
Net assets, RECS as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.8bn $109.1bn

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

About RECS

RECS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 356 positions, with the top ten at 40.4%.

About VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. 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, RECS or VIG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RECS returned +14.8% and VIG +12.0%.
Which is cheaper, RECS or VIG?
VIG is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RECS and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of RECS and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
RECS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RECS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia website ↗VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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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