VGT vs VUG ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) · Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
VGT and VUG overlap by 55.6% by portfolio weight. The remaining 44.4 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 50 stocks; the largest shared position is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), contributing 12.63% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
VGT and VUG share a material portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "moderate 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 VGT | in VUG |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 16.82% | 12.63% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 14.57% | 11.67% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 9.46% | 7.61% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 4.21% | 4.28% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 3.21% | 2.62% |
| Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 1.56% | 1.51% |
| Applied Materials Inc | AMAT | 1.40% | 1.60% |
| KLA Corp | KLAC | 1.00% | 1.10% |
| Sandisk Corp/DE | SNDK | 0.98% | 0.94% |
| Intel Corp | INTC | 2.03% | 0.79% |
Holdings only in VGT or VUG
VGT has 266 fund-only positions representing approximately 26.7 percentage points of reported exposure; VUG has 96 fund-only positions representing approximately 43.8 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 VGT
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | MU | 4.20% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 1.85% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | QCOM | 1.09% |
| International Business Machines Corp | IBM | 1.08% |
| Analog Devices Inc | ADI | 0.82% |
| Salesforce Inc | CRM | 0.70% |
| Dell Technologies Inc | DELL | 0.61% |
| Accenture PLC | ACN | 0.47% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV | NXPI | 0.38% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | HPE | 0.30% |
Largest positions only in VUG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 5.76% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 4.53% |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 4.47% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 3.41% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 3.27% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 2.81% |
| Visa Inc | V | 1.54% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | COST | 1.15% |
| Mastercard Inc | MA | 1.13% |
| GE Vernova Inc | GEV | 0.89% |
FAQ
How much do VGT and VUG overlap?
VGT and VUG have 55.6% overlap by weight, sharing 50 equity positions (out of 316 in VGT and 146 in VUG). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-05-31 for VGT and 2026-06-30 for VUG.
What does 55.6% overlap mean?
VGT and VUG share a material portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "moderate 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 VGT and VUG both hold?
The largest shared positions are NVIDIA Corp, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Broadcom Inc, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VGT and VUG?
VGT has 266 positions not found in VUG, while VUG has 96 positions not found in VGT. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.