MGK vs VUG ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) · Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
MGK and VUG overlap by 85.8% by portfolio weight. The remaining 14.2 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 56 stocks; the largest shared position is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), contributing 12.63% to the overlap.
What this means
MGK and VUG share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in MGK | in VUG |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 13.27% | 12.63% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 12.17% | 11.67% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 7.50% | 7.61% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 5.92% | 5.76% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 4.66% | 4.53% |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 4.46% | 4.47% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 4.27% | 4.28% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 4.08% | 3.41% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 3.93% | 3.27% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 3.40% | 2.81% |
Holdings only in MGK or VUG
MGK has 0 fund-only positions representing approximately 0.0 percentage points of reported exposure; VUG has 90 fund-only positions representing approximately 13.3 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in MGK
No fund-only positions in this holdings snapshot.
Largest positions only in VUG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp | COST | 1.15% |
| General Electric Co | GE | 0.55% |
| McDonald's Corp | MCD | 0.54% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | TXN | 0.39% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | VRT | 0.37% |
| Starbucks Corp | SBUX | 0.34% |
| Quanta Services Inc | PWR | 0.31% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | HWM | 0.31% |
| Datadog Inc | DDOG | 0.26% |
| Bloom Energy Corp | BE | 0.24% |
FAQ
How much do MGK and VUG overlap?
MGK and VUG have 85.8% overlap by weight, sharing 56 equity positions (out of 56 in MGK and 146 in VUG). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-06-30 for MGK and 2026-06-30 for VUG.
What does 85.8% overlap mean?
MGK and VUG share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do MGK and VUG both hold?
The largest shared positions are NVIDIA Corp, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Alphabet Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between MGK and VUG?
MGK has 0 positions not found in VUG, while VUG has 90 positions not found in MGK. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.