VUG vs VYM — stock comparison tool

VUG currently yields 0.39% TTM versus VYM at 2.28%. Use the calculator below to compare DRIP total returns and fundamentals side by side.

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Performance Comparison

Total return with dividends reinvested (DRIP) from a $10,000 start — price + income.

VUG

VYM

*Total Return = DRIP (price + reinvested dividends). Range: 2025-10-21 to 2026-10-21. Legend ordered low → high.

Chart metrics: Total Return (%) · Price Return (%) · Portfolio Value ($) · Stock Price · Dividends (Annual) · Dividend Growth (%). Market Cap history is not available yet.

Calendar-year total returns

Side-by-side yearly performance for each ticker (adjusted close ≈ total return)

VUG Total Returns by Year

Calendar-year total returns, including reinvested dividends

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DRIP Simulation Summary

$10,000 initial investment with DRIP (live)

Ticker	Period	Start $	End $	Dividends	Start Price	End Price	Shares	Return %

Current Data Comparison

Live fundamental metrics and analyst data

Metric

VUG$88.67

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Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF

VYM$161.15

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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield

0.39%

2.28%

Annual Dividend

$0.35

$3.68

Dividend Growth (5yr)

Years of Growth

ETF holdings & allocation

Side-by-side composition for each ETF in this comparison.

VUG

166 holdings

Technology60.22%

Communication Services14.74%

Consumer Cyclical9.75%

Industrials4.41%

Healthcare4.15%

Financial Services3.89%

Consumer Defensive1.26%

Real Estate0.88%

Utilities0.75%

Basic Materials0.38%

Energy0.30%

Cash & Others0.03%

Top 10 holdings

Name	Weight
NVDANVIDIA Corp	13.48%
AAPLApple Inc	12.50%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp	9.74%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc	5.16%
AVGOBroadcom Inc	4.34%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc	4.26%
METAMeta Platforms Inc	4.23%
GOOGAlphabet Inc	4.09%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc	2.66%
TSLATesla Inc	2.65%
Top 10	63.10%

VYM

589 holdings

Financial Services20.86%

Technology17.52%

Healthcare14.05%

Industrials11.63%

Energy10.18%

Consumer Defensive8.22%

Consumer Cyclical6.00%

Utilities5.04%

Communication Services3.26%

Basic Materials3.22%

Cash & Others0.01%

Real Estate0.01%

Top 10 holdings

Name	Weight
AVGOBroadcom Inc	6.93%
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co	3.75%
XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp	2.84%
JNJJohnson & Johnson	2.71%
ABBVAbbVie Inc	1.96%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc	1.80%
CVXChevron Corp	1.61%
CATCaterpillar Inc	1.56%
MRKMerck & Co Inc	1.52%
BACBank of America Corp	1.50%
Top 10	26.18%

Overlap & differences

Ticker overlap by weight, sector tilts, and where one fund is overweight. Open full tool

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Overlap by weight

Share of portfolio weight that appears in both funds.

# overlapping holdings

VUG: 10% also in VYMVYM: 10% also in VUG

VUG: showing top 100 holdings by weight (of 166) · VYM: showing top 100 holdings by weight (of 589). Overlap counts use this top slice, not the full fund book.

Sector drift (VUG vs VYM)

Left = heavier in VUG. Right = heavier in VYM.

VUG overweight (left)VYM overweight (right)

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Overlapping tickers


AVGO	Technology	Semiconductors	4.3%	6.9%	4.3%
ORCL	Technology	Software - Infrastructure	0.6%	1.0%	0.6%
TXN	Technology	Semiconductors	0.4%	1.1%	0.4%
SBUX	Consumer Cyclical	Restaurants	0.3%	0.5%	0.3%
MCD	Consumer Cyclical	Restaurants	0.2%	0.7%	0.2%
DELL	Technology	Computer Hardware	0.2%	0.7%	0.2%
TRGP	Energy	Oil & Gas Midstream	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
FAST	Industrials	Industrial - Distribution	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
BX	Financial Services	Asset Management	0.1%	0.4%	0.1%
RCL	Consumer Cyclical	Travel Services	0.1%	0.3%	0.1%

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