VUG vs SPY

Compare what the funds own and how their adjusted prices behaved. Every result below identifies the observed period and the amount of holdings data represented.

Reported overlap
37.5%
Low Overlap · low confidence
VUG holdings coverage
60.6%
10 reported positions · 2025-11-15
SPY holdings coverage
99.9%
502 reported positions · Not supplied
This comparison has low confidence because at least one holdings file is partial. Treat 37.5% as the known minimum, not as the complete overlap.

Reported exposure intersection

VUG
SPY
37.5%
VUG Only
Overlap
SPY Only

Price Performance

Historical price comparison over 3M

VUG Return
+7.68%
SPY Return
+8.55%
Winner
SPY
+0.88%
Max Drawdown
VUG: -9.0%
SPY: -4.5%
VUG Volatility (annualized)18.32%
SPY Volatility (annualized)12.58%

Latest adjusted-close observations: VUG 2026-08-31 · SPY 2026-08-31.

Comparison

Metric
VUG
SPY
1 Year Return
+15.9%
+20.2%
3 Year Return
+22.9%
+20.9%
5 Year Return
+12.1%
+12.7%
Volatility
21.60%
17.98%
Calculated from available adjusted-close observations. Missing periods are shown as N/A. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

⚠️Risk Metrics

Metric
VUG
SPY
Volatility
21.60%
17.98%
Sharpe Ratio
0.63
0.62
Sortino Ratio
0.59
0.59
Max Drawdown
-35.62%
-33.72%
Beta
1.15
1.00

Interpretation:

  • Lower volatility = smoother ride
  • Higher Sharpe/Sortino = better risk-adjusted returns
  • Smaller max drawdown = less worst-case pain
  • Beta > 1 = more volatile than S&P 500

Risk metrics use the available common observations, a 4% annual risk-free assumption and SPY as the beta benchmark.

Shared reported holdings

10 positions account for a known minimum overlap of 37.5%.

Top Shared Holdings

#StockVUG WeightSPY WeightOverlap
1
NVDA
NVIDIA Corp
9.25%7.90%7.90%
2
AAPL
Apple Inc
12.85%6.79%6.79%
3
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
11.85%5.64%5.64%
4
AMZN
Amazon.com Inc
6.85%4.08%4.08%
5
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc Class A
3.85%3.14%3.14%
6
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
2.65%3.00%2.65%
7
GOOG
Alphabet Inc Class C
3.25%2.52%2.52%
8
META
Meta Platforms Inc
4.65%1.96%1.96%
9
LLY
Eli Lilly and Co
2.45%1.46%1.46%
10
TSLA
Tesla Inc
2.95%1.40%1.40%

Overlap by Sector

Technology
7 stocks · 30.60% overlap
Consumer Discretionary
2 stocks · 5.48% overlap
Healthcare
1 stocks · 1.46% overlap

Showing top 5 sectors by overlap contribution

10
Shared Stocks
37.5%
Total Overlap
3
Sectors Represented

Largest positions reported only in SPY

Scroll horizontally to see all data
SymbolNameWeight
BRK-BBRK-B1.46%
MUMU1.46%
JPMJPM1.45%
AMDAMD1.15%
XOMXOM0.99%

Price Correlation

What this report can and cannot establish

Known overlap: for each shared security, we add the smaller reported fund weight. Reported weights remain in their original scale.

Possible overlap: the upper bound adds only the smaller unreported portion. It is uncertainty, not an estimate that the missing positions actually match.

Prices: returns and risk use adjusted-close observations, so distributions and splits are reflected when supplied by the market-data source.

No recommendation: EigenDex does not assign a winner. Costs, tax treatment, liquidity and mandate should be verified with each issuer before acting.

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