{
  "id": 17898697,
  "title": "2 Vanguard ETFs to Buy Now and Hold Through 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/2-vanguard-etfs-to-buy-now-and-hold-through-2030",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T02:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/02/2-vanguard-etfs-to-buy-now-and-hold-through-2030/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In October, both the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) experienced a drop, settling around 10% and 3% below their respective highs. Despite this decline, VGT has still managed to deliver an impressive 25% growth this year, more than double the 11% increase seen in VOO. For investors planning to hold these funds through 2030, both can serve as valuable additions to a portfolio. The S&P 500 fund can act as the core holding, while VGT can provide a tech tilt, focusing on the largest technology companies. However, the two ETFs have considerable overlap, which should be taken into account when determining the optimal allocation. VOO only invests in the 505 stocks within the S&P 500 index, charging a relatively low annual fee of 0.03%. On the other hand, VGT holds 318 stocks and charges an annual fee of 0.09%. Over the past decade, VGT has returned an average of 25% per year, compared to VOO's 15%. Nevertheless, both funds share many of the same holdings, so adding VGT primarily means investing in the same companies. Roughly 74 of VGT's holdings are also included in VOO, accounting for around 89% of VGT's assets. Therefore, an 80/20 split between the two funds would result in around 26% of the portfolio being invested in Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft – a significant concentration of tech exposure. While VGT's holdings trade at a higher valuation compared to VOO, the funds' similarity means that the added tilt may not significantly enhance returns. Despite the premium valuation, the pullback in VGT's price after its October peak suggests that a small position in the tech fund could be a sensible addition to an 80/20 S&P 500 fund allocation. This strategy allows investors to benefit from the potential upside of tech stocks while mitigating the risk associated with their high valuation.",
  "summary": "What happens when an index fund and a tech fund lean on the same three stocks?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "2 Vanguard ETFs to Buy Now and Hold Through 2030",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/2-vanguard-etfs-to-buy-now-and-hold-through-2030-17899808",
        "published": "2026-11-03T03:12:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}