ETF comparison
IVVvsMGC
Both US Large Cap.
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF
Holdings overlap
170 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IVV and MGC would leave roughly81.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
IVV is 2 bps cheaper than MGC. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for MGC.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IVV vs MGC.
Top shared holdings
170 shared in total| # | Holding | In IVV | In MGC | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corp. | 7.51% | 9.10% | 7.51% |
| 2 | Apple, Inc. | 6.58% | 8.55% | 6.58% |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp. | 4.29% | 6.24% | 4.29% |
| 4 | Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.61% | 4.88% | 3.61% |
| 5 | Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 4.13% | 3.25% |
| 6 | Broadcom, Inc. | 2.77% | 3.95% | 2.77% |
| 7 | Alphabet, Inc. | 2.59% | 3.25% | 2.59% |
| 8 | Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.02% | 2.04% | 2.02% |
| 9 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.92% | 2.58% | 1.92% |
| 10 | Tesla, Inc. | 1.83% | 2.29% | 1.83% |
| 11 | Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.47% | 1.75% | 1.47% |
| 12 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.47% | 1.57% | 1.47% |
Only in IVV
336 total- Western Digital Corp.0.34%
- Seagate Technology Holdings plc0.34%
- Vertiv Holdings Co.0.20%
- Quanta Services, Inc.0.17%
- Howmet Aerospace, Inc.0.17%
- Cummins, Inc.0.15%
- Datadog, Inc.0.13%
- Constellation Energy Corp.0.12%
- Robinhood Markets, Inc.0.12%
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.0.12%
Only in MGC
3 total- Honeywell International Inc0.28%
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc0.11%
- Snowflake Inc0.08%
Open IVV or MGC at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.