FTEC vs VUG: how much do they really overlap?
FTEC (Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, tracking the MSCI US IMI Info Tech 25/50) and VUG (Vanguard Growth ETF, tracking the CRSP US Large Cap Growth) overlap by roughly 65% by weight. 7 of FTEC's top 10 holdings also appear in VUG. A 50/50 blend of the two behaves like about 18 equally-weighted bets (diversification grade C). In short, the two funds share most of their weight in the same names; the second fund adds only modest differentiation.
The same companies, in both funds
These 18 holdings appear in both FTEC and VUG. The weight columns show how much of each fund each name represents.
| Holding | in FTEC | in VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 16.20% | 13.10% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 14.71% | 12.32% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corporation | 8.67% | 8.99% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 3.89% | 5.17% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.44% | 2.30% |
| LRCX Lam Research Corporation | 1.97% | 1.09% |
| ORCL Oracle Corporation | 1.02% | 1.07% |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | 1.02% | 0.93% |
| SNDK Sandisk Corporation | 1.29% | 0.71% |
| KLAC KLA Corporation | 1.38% | 0.70% |
| PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 1.06% | 0.64% |
| STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 0.85% | 0.55% |
| MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. | 0.99% | 0.51% |
| APH Amphenol Corporation | 0.86% | 0.51% |
| AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. | 2.06% | 0.50% |
+ 3 more shared holdings.
Only in FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF — US tech sector. Its biggest holdings that VUG doesn’t have:
| MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.19% |
| INTC Intel Corporation | 2.32% |
| CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.85% |
| IBM International Business Machines Corporation | 1.05% |
| QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | 0.86% |
| ADI Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.81% |
| GLW Corning Incorporated | 0.77% |
Only in VUG
Vanguard Growth ETF — US large-cap growth. Its biggest holdings that FTEC doesn’t have:
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 5.95% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 4.85% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 4.68% |
| META Facebook Inc. Class A | 3.73% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 3.31% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 2.53% |
| V Visa Inc. Class A | 1.45% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.15% |
So — heavily overlapping. Should you hold both?
FTEC and VUG share most of their weight in the same names; the second fund adds only modest differentiation. If you already hold FTEC, adding VUG mostly increases your bet on the names they share rather than spreading it — a 50/50 blend still behaves like only ~18 equal positions, with the top 10 alone at 57% and the Magnificent Seven at 48%.
Holdings as of — FTEC: Jun 27, 2026 (Fidelity); VUG: May 31, 2026 (Vanguard). Refreshed monthly. Overlap is measured across each fund’s largest holdings (top 50); the diffuse long tail barely moves the math.
See this for YOUR whole portfolio, free →FTEC vs VUG — FAQ
- How much do FTEC and VUG overlap?
- FTEC and VUG overlap by approximately 65% measured by portfolio weight — that is the share of the smaller fund's holdings (by weight) that also sit inside the other. 7 of FTEC's 10 largest holdings are also held by VUG. They share 18 of their listed top holdings in total.
- Is it redundant to hold both FTEC and VUG?
- Because they share most of their weight in the same names; the second fund adds only modest differentiation, holding both is largely redundant — you mostly duplicate the same megacaps and concentrate rather than diversify. A 50/50 blend has an effective 18 positions and a C diversification grade.
- What does VUG hold that FTEC doesn't?
- VUG's largest holdings that FTEC doesn't hold include GOOGL, AMZN, GOOG, META, TSLA. Its category is US large-cap growth, versus FTEC's US tech sector.
- Which is more concentrated, FTEC or VUG?
- FTEC's top 10 holdings are 80% of its listed weight; VUG's are 73%. The more concentrated fund leans harder on its largest names.