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Vanguard VONG and VBK highlight different growth bets for 2026
VONG’s expense ratio is 0.06% with a trailing-12-month payout near 0.5%, while VBK’s 0.05% fee pairs with a trailing yield around 0.4%.
Vanguard VONG and Vanguard VBK are being compared as investors weigh large-cap growth exposure against a more diversified small-cap growth mix for 2026, according to Yahoo Finance and an analysis by The Motley Fool. Both ETFs focus on growth-oriented stocks, but they follow different underlying segments of the market and therefore carry different risk profiles and sector tilts.
VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth Index and is described as concentrated in mega-cap technology leaders, with technology accounting for 54% of assets under management. The fund has 369 holdings and top positions cited include Nvidia at 13.80%, Apple at 6.7%, and Alphabet at 6.2%. The ETF launched in 2010, charges a 0.06% expense ratio, and paid $0.58 per share over the trailing 12 months, which the article calculates as roughly a 0.5% trailing yield based on a recent share price near $120.90.
VBK, which tracks the Morningstar Small-Cap Growth Index, is characterized as offering broader exposure across smaller growth companies. Yahoo Finance’s piece says the fund’s allocations are more evenly spread, with technology at 27%, industrials at 23%, and healthcare at 18%, and it holds 579 stocks. The article lists largest holdings including Credo Technology Group at 1.2%, Revolution Medicines at 1%, and Astera Labs at 1%, notes that VBK launched in 2004, charges a 0.05% expense ratio, and paid $1.53 per share over the trailing 12 months, which it calculates as about a 0.4% trailing yield based on a recent share price near $341.38.