VOOG vs VUG ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) · Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
VOOG and VUG overlap by 74.8% by portfolio weight. The remaining 25.2 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 87 stocks; the largest shared position is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), contributing 13.31% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
VOOG 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 VOOG | in VUG |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 14.26% | 13.31% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 9.29% | 9.09% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 6.37% | 12.32% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 6.16% | 5.54% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 5.89% | 4.40% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 4.89% | 4.39% |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 3.90% | 4.59% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 3.85% | 4.15% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 2.43% | 2.60% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 2.11% | 3.47% |
Holdings only in VOOG or VUG
VOOG has 58 fund-only positions representing approximately 17.9 percentage points of reported exposure; VUG has 65 fund-only positions representing approximately 9.9 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 VOOG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | MU | 3.04% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | BRK.B | 2.42% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 1.43% |
| Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 1.13% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 0.89% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 0.70% |
| RTX Corp | RTX | 0.67% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | GS | 0.53% |
| AbbVie Inc | ABBV | 0.49% |
| Philip Morris International Inc | PM | 0.43% |
Largest positions only in VUG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp | COST | 1.48% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | VRTX | 0.39% |
| Starbucks Corp | SBUX | 0.35% |
| Adobe Inc | ADBE | 0.34% |
| Equinix Inc | EQIX | 0.34% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | TXN | 0.31% |
| Marvell Technology Inc | MRVL | 0.30% |
| Salesforce Inc | CRM | 0.29% |
| Synopsys Inc | SNPS | 0.27% |
| Sherwin-Williams Co/The | SHW | 0.27% |
FAQ
How much do VOOG and VUG overlap?
VOOG and VUG have 74.8% overlap by weight, sharing 87 equity positions (out of 145 in VOOG and 152 in VUG). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-05-31 for VOOG and 2026-03-31 for VUG.
What does 74.8% overlap mean?
VOOG 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 VOOG and VUG both hold?
The largest shared positions are NVIDIA Corp, Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc, Broadcom Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VOOG and VUG?
VOOG has 58 positions not found in VUG, while VUG has 65 positions not found in VOOG. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.