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Vanguard VOOG and SPDR SLYG split growth exposure by market cap

VOOG charges 0.07% in expenses versus 0.15% for SLYG, while their trailing-12-month distributions work out to about 0.5% and 0.7% yields, respectively.

Saturday, July 18, 2026 · Written up by our desk · ETFs

Yahoo Finance highlights two growth-focused ETFs that target capital appreciation using different market-cap lenses, the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) and the State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG). VOOG tracks the growth segment of the S&P 500, while SLYG follows the growth tier of the S&P SmallCap 600, creating a tradeoff between large-cap exposure and small-cap upside potential.

The article says the ETFs also differ on cost and concentration. VOOG’s expense ratio is 0.07%, compared with 0.15% for SLYG, and it is described as heavily concentrated in technology at 52%, followed by communication services at 16% and consumer cyclical at 9%. VOOG also lists 212 holdings, with major positions including Nvidia at 13.64%, Microsoft at 7.80%, and Apple at 5.98%.

SLYG, by contrast, is presented as more balanced by sector, with industrials at 19%, technology at 18%, and healthcare at 17%, across 350 holdings. Its top positions include Brightspring Health Services at 1.24%, Viasat at 1.07%, and Formfactor at 1.02%. The piece also notes VOOG launched in 2010 and SLYG launched in 2000.

On distributions, Yahoo Finance states that VOOG paid $0.37 per share over the trailing 12 months, which works out to roughly a 0.5% yield on a recent price near $83.33. For SLYG, it says trailing-12-month payments totaled $0.76 per share, about a 0.7% yield based on a recent price near $116.16, and adds that neither ETF is primarily designed for income investors.

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