Data Reference · Updated 2026-07-11
VUG vs VOO: large-cap growth tilt vs S&P 500 breadth
Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) vs Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) — same fund family, same 0.03% fee, but VUG concentrates in ~150 growth names vs VOO's full 500; holdings and net assets from SEC filings.
Key takeaway
VUG and VOO charge effectively the same fee (0.03% vs 0.03%), and VOO is the larger fund ($1421.26B net assets). And their disclosed top-10 holdings are nearly identical (9 of 10 shared) — the difference lives in the tail of the portfolio, not at the top.
Not investment advice. Figures are sourced from SEC filings and are current as of the dates cited below, not real-time.
VUG
- Price
- $87.4
- Net Assets
- $317.94B
- Expense Ratio
- 0.03%
- Beta
- 1.24
- Holdings
- 159
VOO
- Price
- $693.86
- Net Assets
- $1421.26B
- Expense Ratio
- 0.03%
- Beta
- 1
- Holdings
- 519
What the filings show
- VUG and VOO charge nearly identical expense ratios (0.03% vs 0.03%).
- VOO runs a larger asset base ($1421.26B vs $317.94B), which tends to mean tighter bid-ask spreads.
- VUG concentrates its portfolio in fewer names (159 holdings vs VOO's 519).
- 9 names (NVIDIA Corp, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc, Broadcom Inc, Alphabet Inc, Meta Platforms Inc, Tesla Inc) appear in both funds' top 10 holdings.
Top 10 holdings, both funds
Holding | Fund | % of Net Assets |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | VUG | 13.31% |
| Apple Inc | VUG | 12.32% |
| Microsoft Corp | VUG | 9.09% |
| Alphabet Inc | VUG | 5.54% |
| Amazon.com Inc | VUG | 4.59% |
| Broadcom Inc | VUG | 4.40% |
| Alphabet Inc | VUG | 4.39% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | VUG | 4.15% |
| Tesla Inc | VUG | 3.47% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | VUG | 2.60% |
| NVIDIA Corp | VOO | 7.58% |
| Apple Inc | VOO | 6.66% |
| Microsoft Corp | VOO | 4.91% |
| Amazon.com Inc | VOO | 3.64% |
| Alphabet Inc | VOO | 2.99% |
| Broadcom Inc | VOO | 2.62% |
| Alphabet Inc | VOO | 2.40% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | VOO | 2.24% |
| Tesla Inc | VOO | 1.87% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | VOO | 1.57% |
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Sources
- VUG expense ratio (0.03%, as of 2026-04-28): SEC 497K Summary Prospectus (ETF Shares)
- VOO expense ratio (0.03%, as of 2026-04-28): SEC 497K Summary Prospectus (ETF Shares)
- VUG holdings (2026-03-31): SEC Form N-PORT-P
- VOO holdings (2026-03-31): SEC Form N-PORT-P
- Price/beta: VUG on FMP, VOO on FMP
- Net assets are as filed for the fund series — for multi-class funds (e.g. Vanguard) that is all share classes combined, not the ETF class alone.