VOOG vs VT: how much do they really overlap?
VOOG (Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF, tracking the S&P 500 Growth) and VT (Vanguard Total World Stock ETF, tracking the FTSE Global All Cap) overlap by roughly 77% by weight. 10 of VOOG's top 10 holdings also appear in VT. A 50/50 blend of the two behaves like about 44 equally-weighted bets (diversification grade B). 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 30 holdings appear in both VOOG and VT. The weight columns show how much of each fund each name represents.
| Holding | in VOOG | in VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVDA NVIDIA Corp. | 14.26% | 4.17% |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | 6.37% | 3.79% |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp. | 9.29% | 2.82% |
| AMZN Amazon.com Inc. | 3.89% | 2.19% |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. Class A | 6.15% | 1.89% |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 5.89% | 1.74% |
| GOOG Alphabet Inc. Class C | 4.89% | 1.48% |
| META Facebook Inc. Class A | 3.84% | 1.16% |
| TSLA Tesla Inc. | 2.11% | 1.04% |
| MU Micron Technology Inc. | 3.04% | 0.91% |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co. | 2.43% | 0.75% |
| AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 2.34% | 0.70% |
| BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 2.42% | 0.65% |
| JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.43% | 0.64% |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | 0.89% | 0.46% |
+ 15 more shared holdings.
Only in VOOG
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF — US large-cap growth. Its biggest holdings that VT doesn’t have:
| GEV GE Vernova LLC | 0.73% |
| KLAC KLA Corp. | 0.70% |
| SNDK Sandisk Corp./DE | 0.70% |
| RTX RTX Corp. | 0.67% |
| CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc. Class A | 0.51% |
| APH Amphenol Corp. Class A | 0.51% |
| APP AppLovin Corp. Class A | 0.46% |
| ANET Arista Networks Inc. | 0.46% |
Only in VT
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF — global all-cap. Its biggest holdings that VOOG doesn’t have:
| 2330 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 1.52% |
| 005930 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 0.83% |
| 000660 SK hynix Inc | 0.71% |
| ASML ASML Holding NV | 0.53% |
| XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.52% |
| INTC Intel Corp. | 0.43% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. | 0.42% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.36% |
So — heavily overlapping. Should you hold both?
VOOG and VT share most of their weight in the same names; the second fund adds only modest differentiation. If you already hold VOOG, adding VT mostly increases your bet on the names they share rather than spreading it — a 50/50 blend still behaves like only ~44 equal positions, with the top 10 alone at 40% and the Magnificent Seven at 35%.
Holdings as of — VOOG: May 31, 2026 (Vanguard); VT: 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 →VOOG vs VT — FAQ
- How much do VOOG and VT overlap?
- VOOG and VT overlap by approximately 77% measured by portfolio weight — that is the share of the smaller fund's holdings (by weight) that also sit inside the other. 10 of VOOG's 10 largest holdings are also held by VT. They share 30 of their listed top holdings in total.
- Is it redundant to hold both VOOG and VT?
- 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 44 positions and a B diversification grade.
- What does VT hold that VOOG doesn't?
- VT's largest holdings that VOOG doesn't hold include 2330, 005930, 000660, ASML, XOM. Its category is global all-cap, versus VOOG's US large-cap growth.
- Which is more concentrated, VOOG or VT?
- VOOG's top 10 holdings are 67% of its listed weight; VT's are 58%. The more concentrated fund leans harder on its largest names.