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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +10.3% and VOOG +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, VBK or VOOG?

Neither: VBK and VOOG both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VBK and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 10% of VBK and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VBK vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VBK returned +10.3% to VOOG's +12.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $22.8bn for Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF and $27.8bn for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+10.3%

VBK total return, 1 year

+12.1%

VOOG total return, 1 year

0.05%

VBK expense ratio

0.05%

VOOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.05% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; VOOG is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VBK vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VBK	VOOG
Return
Measure	VBK	VOOG
Total return, 1 year	+10.3%	+12.1%
Drawdown
Measure	VBK	VOOG
Below its high	8.0%, high on Aug 17, 2026	4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VBK	VOOG
What it tracks	Morningstar US Small Cap Growth Index	S&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	VBK	VOOG
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$22.8bn	$27.8bn
Holdings
Measure	VBK	VOOG
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.2%	60.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VBK and VOOG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VBK VOOG

Everpure Inc 1.18% 0.12%

Flex Ltd 0.58% 0.11%

EMCOR Group Inc 0.95% 0.09%

Casey's General Stores Inc 0.64% 0.06%

Illumina Inc 1.18% 0.06%

Incyte Corp 0.60% 0.06%

First Solar Inc 0.26% 0.05%

MKTLIQ 0.11% 0.04%

Ralph Lauren Corp 0.18% 0.04%

TKO Group Holdings Inc 0.15% 0.03%

Insulet Corp 0.26% 0.03%

Rollins Inc 0.14% 0.02%

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Only in VBK

Natera Inc 1.61%

Twilio Inc 1.28%

Revolution Medicines Inc 1.19%

Okta Inc 1.00%

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.94%

TechnipFMC PLC 0.76%

nVent Electric PLC 0.74%

ATI Inc 0.74%

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

VBK Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Small-Cap Growth Tracks the S&P 500 Growth

Total return, 1 year +10.3% +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%

Already in the S&P 500 10.2% 99.8%

Holdings 554 154

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $22.8bn $27.8bn

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

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About each fund

VBK

VBK tracks an index of Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 554 positions, with the top ten at 12.2%. It sat 8.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 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, VBK or VOOG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +10.3% and VOOG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, VBK or VOOG?: Neither: VBK and VOOG both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VBK and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 10% of VBK and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VBK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VBK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VBK ↗

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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