VFTAX or ESGV — which is better?

ESGV is the cheaper fund (0.09% vs 0.11% expense ratio). Over the last five years VFTAX returned more (+67.87% vs +63.98%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 91% of weight. VFTAX and ESGV on the same index — a mutual fund priced once a day against an ETF traded all day: the fee, the tracking and the minimum.

How much do VFTAX and ESGV overlap?

VFTAX and ESGV overlap by about 91% of portfolio weight, sharing 373 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).

Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?

No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Vanguard. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.

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VFTAX vs ESGV (2026)

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Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund Admiral Shares and Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF side by side. ESGV is the cheaper fund (0.09% vs 0.11% expense ratio). Over the last five years VFTAX returned more (+67.87% vs +63.98%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 91% of weight. Not investment advice.

Fund facts#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

Returns as of market close, Oct 30, 2026. The charts run through the Oct 30 close.

	VFTAX	ESGV
Focus	US Stock Index Funds	ESG
Expense ratio	0.11%	0.09%
AUM	$29.2B	$13.5B
Distribution yield	—	0.90%
Holdings	373	1214
1M total	-2.4%	-2.1%
YTD total	+10.3%	+10.5%
1Y total	+10.4%	+10.9%
3Y total	+89.7%	+88.3%
5Y total	+67.9%	+64.0%
10Y total	—	—
3Y total CAGR	+23.8%/yr	+23.5%/yr
5Y total CAGR	+10.9%/yr	+10.4%/yr
10Y total CAGR	—	—
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
Inception	—	2018-09-18

All returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), through the latest price during the session. CAGR = compound annual growth rate. '—' means the fund's history doesn't span the horizon. A mutual fund's AUM is its whole fund's, every share class together (its SEC filing); an ETF's is its own. Returns run to Oct 30, 2026, the last month-end, as fund companies report a mutual fund's: a fund that pays monthly books each month's income on its last business day, so a return to a later day would leave that month's income out.

Annualized returns (CAGR)#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

VFTAXESGV

+11.0%+11.2%+15.1%+14.8%+24.2%+23.9%+10.9%+10.4%1Ysince 10/20/252Ysince 10/21/243Ysince 10/23/235Ysince 10/25/21

0%+5%+10%+15%+20%+25%

Compound annual growth rate per holding period, total return, from weekly adjusted closes. Horizons a fund's history can't span show no bar; horizons no fund spans are omitted.

Performance, rebased#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

Total return, rebased to 0% · VFTAX vs ESGV

−15%−10%−5%0%+5%+10%+15%+20%2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

VFTAX+10.7%ESGV+11.0%

Nov 12, 2026

VFTAX+10.7%

ESGV+11.0%

Returns by year#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

Year	VFTAX	ESGV
2017	—	—
2018	—	—
2019	—	+33.4%
2020	+22.6%	+25.7%
2021	+27.7%	+26.6%
2022	-24.2%	-24.0%
2023	+31.8%	+30.8%
2024	+26.0%	+24.7%
2025	+17.2%	+16.5%
2026 YTD	+10.3%	+10.5%

Total returns (dividends reinvested), calendar years.

Returns by year, charted#

VFTAXESGV

+33.4%+22.6%+25.7%+27.7%+26.6%-24.2%-24.0%+31.8%+30.8%+26.0%+24.7%+17.2%+16.5%+10.3%+10.5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 YTD

−30%−20%−10%0%+10%+20%+30%+40%

Holdings overlap#

VFTAX and ESGV overlap by about 91% of portfolio weight — 373 shared holdings out of 373 in VFTAX and 1214 in ESGV, from each fund's latest SEC filing (Aug 31, 2026 / Aug 31, 2026).

Only in VFTAX

None — every VFTAX holding is also in the other fund.

Only in ESGV

MRNA (0.1%), BE (0.1%), LITE (0.1%), AER (0.0%), TPR (0.0%) and 836 more.

Top 10 holdings, side by side#

VFTAXESGV

9.7%8.8%7.3%6.7%7.2%6.5%5.9%5.3%4.9%4.4%3.0%2.8%2.7%2.4%2.2%2.0%2.1%2.0%1.7%1.6%AAPLMSFTNVDAGOOGLAMZNAVGOMETALLYTSLAJPM

0%2%4%6%8%10%

Merged top 10 across the funds — each column is the holding's % of that fund.

Sector weights#

Sector	VFTAX	ESGV
Technology	41.6%	39.3%
Financials	12.4%	13.0%
Consumer Discretionary	11.7%	12.4%
Healthcare	11.4%	11.8%
Communication Services	10.9%	10.0%
Industrials	3.8%	4.7%
Consumer Staples	4.1%	3.9%
Real Estate	2.1%	2.6%
Materials	1.6%	1.6%
Utilities	0.1%	0.2%
Energy	0.0%	0.0%

Sector weights, charted#

VFTAXESGV

41.6%39.3%12.4%13.0%11.7%12.4%11.4%11.8%10.9%10.0%3.8%4.7%4.1%3.9%2.1%2.6%1.6%1.6%0.1%0.2%0.0%0.0%TechnologyFinancialsConsumer Discretion…HealthcareCommunication Servi…IndustrialsConsumer StaplesReal EstateMaterialsUtilitiesEnergy

0%10%20%30%40%50%

Estimated portfolio characteristics#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

	VFTAX	ESGV
P/E (trailing)	—	—
P/B	5.6	5.1
Dividend yield	0.97%	1.00%
Earnings growth (TTM)	+32.5%	+32.9%

Weighted by each fund's filed holdings, over the members we track. Shown only when every fund's tracked coverage is high enough for the average to mean something.

Growth from any starting date#

Data provided bySource: Twelve Data

Hover to move the starting point — every fund rebases to 1× at that date, so the comparison holds from any entry point back to 2019 (the earliest date all 2 funds existed). Log scale, weekly total returns.

0.25×0.5×1×2×4×rebased: Jul 2019

VFTAX2.9×ESGV2.8×

Rebase at

Hover anywhere to rebase every line to 1× at that date and compare growth from that point — or pick a year above, which is the same thing with an address. Log scale.

Fund flows#

Period	VFTAX	ESGV
Aug 2026	+$179.2M	−$38.1M
Jul 2026	+$529.2M	+$13.6M
Jun 2026	+$111.5M	−$8.1M
May 2026	—	+$45.8M
Apr 2026	—	+$24.4M
Mar 2026	—	+$100.1M

Net creations minus redemptions, derived from consecutive SEC N-PORT filings. The form only exists since mid-2019.

Fund flows, charted#

VFTAXESGV

+$216.5M+$1.6B+$2.4B+$1.1B+$135.2M+$803M+$227.6M+$819.8M+$146.8M20192020202120222023202420252026 YTD

$0$500M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B$2.5B

Methodology#

Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested) from daily adjusted closes. Holdings, overlap, sector weights and flows derive from each fund's public SEC filings (Form N-PORT), anchored on the latest filing and rolled forward daily by price moves. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight across shared holdings. See each fund's full holdings: VFTAX holdings · ESGV holdings. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

FAQ#

VFTAX or ESGV — which is better?: ESGV is the cheaper fund (0.09% vs 0.11% expense ratio). Over the last five years VFTAX returned more (+67.87% vs +63.98%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 91% of weight. VFTAX and ESGV on the same index — a mutual fund priced once a day against an ETF traded all day: the fee, the tracking and the minimum.
How much do VFTAX and ESGV overlap?: VFTAX and ESGV overlap by about 91% of portfolio weight, sharing 373 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).
Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?: No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Vanguard. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.