Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTV vs VUG: how they differ
VTV and VUG hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
Vanguard Value Index Fund and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTV and VUG hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VTV | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Corp | 1.05% | 0.79% |
| General Electric Co | 0.73% | 0.55% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 0.51% | 0.39% |
| Corning Inc | 0.37% | 0.30% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 0.28% | 0.22% |
| Stryker Corp | 0.20% | 0.17% |
| Blackstone Inc | 0.16% | 0.14% |
| Adobe Inc | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| Sherwin-Williams Co/The | 0.15% | 0.13% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| Intuit Inc | 0.13% | 0.12% |
| Boston Scientific Corp | 0.12% | 0.10% |
| Only in VTV | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 4.89% | NVIDIA Corp 12.63% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07% | Apple Inc 11.67% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96% | Microsoft Corp 7.62% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.30% | Alphabet Inc 5.76% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13% | Alphabet Inc 4.54% |
| Walmart Inc 1.87% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| Caterpillar Inc 1.84% | Broadcom Inc 4.29% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.67% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
| VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US value | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.9% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.6% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 308 | 147 |
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTV or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTV returned +22.9% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTV or VUG?
- VTV charges 0.03% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTV and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of VTV and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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