VOO vs VUG Our Pick
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF vs Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares
Buy VOO if…
- •You like diversification and volatility under control
Buy VUG if…
- •You like performance
VOO
VUG
Type
ETF
ETF
Issuer
Vanguard
Vanguard
Holdings
503
159
Index
S&P 500
—
AUM
$823B
$203B
Inception
2010
2004
Key Metrics
Expense Ratio
0.03%
0.04%
Dividend Yield
+1.15%
+0.43%
Daily Liquidity
7.42M
1.27M
Risk (β)
1.00
1.14
Cost Calculator
$
%
VOO Fees
$0
VUG Fees
$0
Annualized Returns
YTD
+17.68%
+20.41%
1 Year
+14.33%
+19.63%
3 Years
+20.49%
+28.96%
5 Years
+14.87%
+15.54%
10 Years
+14.56%
+17.24%
Top 10 Holdings
NVIDIA Corporation
8.46%
NVIDIA Corporation
12.53%
Apple Inc
6.87%
Apple Inc
10.68%
Microsoft Corporation
6.59%
Microsoft Corporation
10.28%
Amazon.com Inc
4.06%
Amazon.com Inc
5.93%
Broadcom Inc
2.98%
Broadcom Inc
4.59%
Alphabet Inc Class A
2.80%
Alphabet Inc Class A
4.19%
Meta Platforms Inc.
2.41%
Tesla Inc
3.66%
Alphabet Inc Class C
2.25%
Meta Platforms Inc.
3.58%
Tesla Inc
2.19%
Alphabet Inc Class C
3.33%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
1.50%
Eli Lilly and Company
2.16%
Related Comparisons
Broad Market and Pure Growth
VOO tracks the S&P 500—all 500 companies, growth and value mixed together.
VUG is the growth filter—only 163 large-cap U.S. companies selected for above-average growth potential.
The difference? VOO is 36% tech, VUG is 52% tech. VUG doubles down on the sectors driving returns—technology, communication services, and consumer discretionary. Same top holdings as VOO (Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA), but they make up a bigger chunk of the portfolio.
VUG delivered 17.1% annualized returns over the past decade versus VOO's 14.5%. That's an extra 2.6% per year for taking on more volatility.
Jan Klosowski
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Sector Breakdown
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