VGT vs VUG overlap - what they share and where they differ
VGT and VUG share 54.6% of their weight across 47 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
VGT and VUG
54.6%
47 shared positions
VGT
VANGUARD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 286 positions · May 31, 2026
Top 10: 59.4%·Holdings of VGT
VUG
VANGUARD GROWTH INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 144 positions · Jun 30, 2026
Top 10: 63.1%·Holdings of VUG
Reported positions cover VGT 100%, VUG 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VUG vs VGT side by side
VGTVANGUARD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND
286
stock positions reported to the SEC
27.7% of its weight is in 239 names VUG does not hold
VUGVANGUARD GROWTH INDEX FUND
144
stock positions reported to the SEC
44.9% of its weight is in 97 names VGT does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: VGT has 22.0 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| VGT | VUG | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | May 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 286 | 144 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 59.4% | 63.1% |
| Largest position | NVDA 16.8% | NVDA 12.6% |
| Held alone | 239 positions, 27.7% | 97 positions, 44.9% |
| Covered by stock positions | 100% | 100% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In VGT | In VUG | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA Corp | 16.82% | 12.63% | 12.63% |
| AAPLApple Inc | 14.57% | 11.67% | 11.67% |
| MSFTMicrosoft Corp | 9.46% | 7.61% | 7.61% |
| AVGOBroadcom Inc | 4.21% | 4.28% | 4.21% |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.21% | 2.62% | 2.62% |
| LRCXLam Research Corp | 1.56% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
| AMATApplied Materials Inc | 1.40% | 1.60% | 1.40% |
| KLACKLA Corp | 1.00% | 1.10% | 1.00% |
| INTCIntel Corp | 2.03% | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc | 0.92% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in VGT
Only in VUG
Questions people ask
Is VGT the same as VUG?
54.6% of their weight sits in the same 47 holdings. VGT also reports MU, CSCO, QCOM, which the other does not. VUG also reports GOOGL, AMZN, META, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between VGT and VUG measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of VGT and 100% of VUG, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VUG or VGT?
VGT reports 286 stock positions and VUG reports 144. 27.7% of VGT's weight sits in names VUG does not hold, and 44.9% of VUG's weight in names VGT does not hold. The ten largest positions are 59.4% of VGT and 63.1% of VUG.
How do VGT and VUG differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: VGT has 22.0 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.