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VOOG vs. VGT

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

VOOG
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Sep 9, 2010 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VOOG

0.8%

7.5%

VGT

-1.2%

10.0%

Diff.

+2%

-2.5%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VOOG

-32.7%

18.9%

VGT

-35.1%

22.3%

Diff.

+2.4%

-3.4%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VOOG

0.92

0.51

VGT

0.95

0.59

Diff.

-0.03

-0.08

VOOGVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF

What is VOOG?

Invests in stocks in the Standard & Poor s 500 Growth Index composed of the growth companies in the S&P 500. Focuses on closely tracking the index s return which is considered a gauge of overall U.S. growth stock returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money s growth is essential.

Snapshot
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VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Inception date
Sep 7, 2010
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.1%
0.1%
VOOG and VGT have the same expense ratio, meaning it’s equally as costly to invest in either one.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VOOG targets investing in US Equities, while VGT targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VOOG is managed by Vanguard, while VGT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$22,452,340
$206,920,148
Both VOOG and VGT are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$7,799,701,323
$50,021,727,974
VOOG has more assets under management than VGT by $42,222,026,651. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Growth Index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
VOOG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index, while VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VOOG nor VGT use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VOOG and VGT both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
VOOG and VGT may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VOOG nor VGT require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toVOOG

T1 Volmageddon 2.0 Dynamically Hedged (404.2% RR, 14.1% MD, 51% SD, 2022 BT)

Category

Volatility trading, dynamic hedging, tactical allocation, leveraged/inverse ETFs, crash defense, daily rebalance, high risk

OOS Cumulative Return

Trading Strategies
Related toVGT

Aggressive Battleship III/ Sort WM 74

Category

Tactical allocation, trend-following, momentum rotation, multi-asset, leveraged ETFs, crash-hedge, commodities tilt, daily rebalanced

OOS Cumulative Return

149.38%

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Disclaimers

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