SQS vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
SQS and VOOG hold 47% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Sapient Quality Select ETF, and $27.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.
VOOG costs 0.75 points a year less.
| SQS | VOOG | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.80% | 0.05% |
| Net assets, SQS as of Jul 31, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.4bn | $27.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +15.8% |
| What it tracks | not published | S&P 500 Growth Index |
| Holdings in common | 47% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 54.2% | 60.2% |
| Below its high | 4.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | 4.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SQS and VOOG hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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47% in common
On the same fields
SQS and VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About SQS
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 54.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About VOOG
VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested, against +15.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. 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 4.2% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SQS or VOOG?
- VOOG is cheaper, by 0.75 percentage points a year. That is about $75 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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