ETF comparison
MGCvsXLG
Both US Large Cap.
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF · Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Holdings overlap
51 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of MGC and XLG would leave roughly72.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
MGC is 15 bps cheaper than XLG. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for XLG.
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 MGC vs XLG.
Top shared holdings
51 shared in total| # | Holding | In MGC | In XLG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corp | 9.10% | 13.04% | 9.10% |
| 2 | Apple Inc | 8.55% | 10.71% | 8.55% |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp | 6.24% | 8.14% | 6.24% |
| 4 | Amazon.com Inc | 4.88% | 6.96% | 4.88% |
| 5 | Alphabet Inc | 4.13% | 6.03% | 4.13% |
| 6 | Broadcom Inc | 3.95% | 4.83% | 3.95% |
| 7 | Alphabet Inc | 3.25% | 4.80% | 3.25% |
| 8 | Meta Platforms Inc | 2.58% | 3.60% | 2.58% |
| 9 | Tesla Inc | 2.29% | 2.89% | 2.29% |
| 10 | Eli Lilly & Co | 1.75% | 1.99% | 1.75% |
| 11 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.57% | 1.55% | 1.55% |
| 12 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 1.53% | 2.34% | 1.53% |
Only in MGC
122 total- Micron Technology Inc2.04%
- Intel Corp0.86%
- Lam Research Corp0.74%
- Applied Materials Inc0.67%
- QUALCOMM Inc0.50%
- GE Vernova Inc0.49%
- KLA Corp0.47%
- Morgan Stanley0.46%
- Sandisk Corp/DE0.46%
- RTX Corp0.45%
Only in XLG
1 total- Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio0.03%
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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.