# Vanguard Growth ETF Outperforms Small-Cap Peer

> Vanguard Growth ETF beats small-cap fund over five years with tech focus.
- Title: Vanguard Growth ETF Outperforms Small-Cap Peer | Shortify
- Summary: Vanguard Growth ETF beats small-cap fund over five years with tech focus. Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF outperformed Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth…
- Keywords: vanguard growth etf, vanguard small cap growth etf, vug, vbk, tech stocks, etf performance, five year returns, finance, money, Vanguard, Growth, ETF
- Source: The Motley Fool — https://fool.com/coverage/etfs/2026/10/21/vanguard-growth-etf-outperforms-small-cap-peer-over-five-years
- Author: Jake Lerch
- Published: 2026-10-21T13:55:02+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: vanguard growth etf, vanguard small cap growth etf, vug, vbk, tech stocks, etf performance, five year returns, finance, money
## Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF provides low-cost exposure to mega-cap technology leaders.
## Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK)
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF targets smaller emerging companies with diversified portfolio.
## Key Metrics
VUG: $89.78 share price, 0.03% expense ratio, 13.0% 1-year return; VBK: $335.02 share price, 0.05% expense ratio, 10.3% 1-year return.
## Five-Year Performance
VUG delivered 79% total return over five years vs VBK's 17% with 12.3% CAGR for VUG.
## Sector Focus
VUG: 58% technology, 15% communication services, 11% consumer cyclical; VBK: 27% technology, 20% industrials, 20% healthcare.
## Top Holdings
VUG holds Nvidia (13.49%), Apple (12.51%), Microsoft (9.75%); VBK holds Natera (1.62%), Twilio (1.28%), Revolution Medicines (1.19%).
## Investor Recommendation
VUG preferred for tech-focused investors; VBK for diversification away from big tech stocks.
## Key takeaway

Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF outperformed Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF by 79% vs 17% over five years due to heavy tech weighting.