Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF vs. Vanguard Information Technology ETF: Here's Which One I Believe Is the Clear Long-Term Winner.

The article compares the Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT), arguing the growth ETF offers the clearer long-term choice, largely on costs and broad diversification. VUG tracks the Morningstar U.S. Large Cap Growth Index and holds 135 companies, with top holdings including Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft; its top 10 represent 63% of assets, and the technology sector accounts for 72%. VGT targets U.S. tech across large to small caps via the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index, holding 318 stocks, but with higher concentration in the same top three names at 45% and a 38% weight in semiconductors. The expense ratio is 0.03% for VUG versus 0.09% for VGT. Performance favors VUG over the past decade, citing 420% total return as of Oct. 21 versus 775% for VGT.