VUG vs WINN: Differences, Returns & Fees
VUG and WINN hold 64% of their weight in the same names, and VUG returned +10.2% over the year. Net assets: $232.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF, and $1.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Harbor Long-Term Growers ETF.
VUG costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points.
| VUG | WINN | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.57% |
| Net assets, VUG as of Sep 30, 2026 and WINN as of Oct 20, 2026 | $232.9bn | $1.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.2% | +8.2% |
| What it tracks | Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 64% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 63.1% | 57.6% |
| Below its high | 4.3%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | 3.7%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
VUG and WINN are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. VUG follows Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index and WINN follows No index, actively managed.
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 VUG returned +10.2% and WINN +8.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.0 points.
- Cost. VUG charges 0.03% of assets a year and WINN 0.57%, a gap of 0.54 points.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VUG and WINN hold 64% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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64% in common
On the same fields
VUG and WINN on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About VUG
VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 137 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About WINN
WINN is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +8.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VUG or WINN?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VUG returned +10.2% and WINN +8.2%.
- Which is cheaper, VUG or WINN?
- VUG is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 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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