TEK vs VGT: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Technology Opportunities Active ETF

TEKFNYSE Arca

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGTANYSE Arca

Overlap

49.8%by weight

Expense ratio

VGT −0.66pt a year

TEK0.75%VGT0.09%

Avg volume · 30D

VGT 956.1×the volume

TEK4.42KVGT4.23M

TEK vs VGT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+5.3%TEK+15.3%VGT

Expense ratio: TEK 0.75%; VGT 0.09%, better
Fund size: TEK $39M; VGT $178B
1Y total return: TEK +5.3%; VGT +15.3%, better
Yield (12M): TEK 1.39%, better; VGT 0.42%
Holdings: TEK 59; VGT 324
Avg volume (30D): TEK 4.42K sh; VGT 4.23M sh, better
NAV per share: TEK $35.19; VGT $116.95
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for TEK, VGT, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	TEK	VGT
Cost30% weight	F13	A92Higher
Mission25% weight	C54	A84Higher
Risk15% weight	F19	B60Higher
Tradability15% weight	F12	B57Higher
Holdings10% weight	B59Higher	C41
Durability5% weight	D28	A93Higher

Rank among Technology (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. TEK and VGT are both graded against the same 23 Technology (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Technology (Broad)⁠

Category · 23 funds

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VGT ranks 3rd and TEK 22nd of 23 funds in the Technology (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AXLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 82
Rank 2AFTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFScore 78
Rank 3AVGTVanguard Information Technology ETFScore 71
Rank 4BRSPTInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETFScore 68
Rank 21FSEMIColumbia Select Technology ETFScore 23
Rank 22FTEKiShares Technology Opportunities Active ETFScore 20
Rank 23FGGTLGabelli Global Technology Leaders ETFScore 17

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

TEKFiShares Technology Opportunities Active ETF

VGTAVanguard Information Technology ETF

In short

TEK The stock-picker's option in a category ruled by cheap index trackers: roughly 50 global tech names, developed and emerging markets, at 0.75% net (0.77% gross) under a waiver running through June 30, 2028.

VGT Vanguard's technology sleeve, indexed since 2004: roughly 300 US tech stocks running from megacap giants down to small caps, for 0.09% a year. Broad coverage of the sector rather than just its household names.

Stated mandate

TEK The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of global technology companies, including established leaders and emerging disruptors.

VGT The fund seeks to track an index measuring the investment return of information technology stocks. It uses an indexing approach for large-, mid-, and small-capitalization U.S. technology companies and normally invests at least 80% of assets in target-index stocks.

Why people hold it

TEK Global by design: the prospectus allows US and non-US tech companies of any size, across developed and emerging markets, not only the US large caps that fill index trackers.sec.gov
Roughly 50 stocks, so each pick carries weight, and BlackRock's own fundamental technology team does the choosing rather than an index committee.sec.gov
Its definition of tech is wide: software, semiconductors, IT services, hardware, networking and interactive media all sit inside the mandate.sec.gov

VGT Casts a wide net: about 300 US technology stocks across large, mid and small caps, not just the megacap names everyone already knows.vanguard.com
Charges 0.09% a year, roughly a quarter of what the typical technology sector ETF asks.
One of the largest and most actively traded sector funds around, and it has followed its index closely.
Running since 2004 and among the strongest implementations in its technology peer group. Pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

TEK Active management costs: 0.75% net (0.77% gross, waived through June 30, 2028) runs above the category median, against 0.08% for XLK and 0.09% for VGT.
A small, thinly traded fund next to the category's index heavyweights, so spreads can be wider and larger orders need more care.
Launched in 2024, so the live record is short, and distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly.

VGT Weighted by market value, so the biggest platform companies drive most of the return. The small caps are along for the ride.
One sector, one country: US technology only, which means bigger swings than a total market fund.
If the last basis point matters, XLK and FTEC list at 0.08%.

Full TEK profile⁠

Full VGT profile⁠

TEK vs VGT Holdings

How TEK and VGT differ

Overlap by weight

49.8%

Shared holdings make up 74.9% of VGT and 66.5% of TEK.

Level by level

Holdings31 in both49.8%
Countryby domicile80.0%
Sector7 Sectors88.6%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in TEK and VGT, widest gap first
Sector	More in TEKMore in VGT	TEK	VGT
Technology	VGT +11.1 points	88.2%	99.3%
Communication	TEK +6.4 points	6.4%	0.0%
Consumer Discretionary	TEK +3.6 points	3.7%	0.1%
Materials	TEK +0.7 points	0.7%	0.0%
Financials	TEK +0.7 points	1.0%	0.3%
Industrials	VGT +0.3 points	0.0%	0.3%
Health Care	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in TEK and VGT, widest gap first
Country	More in TEKMore in VGT	TEK	VGT
United States	VGT +20.0 points	80.0%	100.0%
Taiwan	TEK +12.1 points	12.1%	0.0%
South Korea	TEK +6.7 points	6.7%	0.0%
Japan	TEK +1.1 points	1.1%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

TEK54.9%
VGT63.6%

Securities held

TEK53
VGT321

Asset class

TEK: Equity
VGT: Equity

Holdings

Only in TEK22
In both31
Only in VGT290

Only in TEK

22 securities, 29.4% of TEK by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing5.10%
Samsung Electronics Ltd4.32%
Space Exploration Technologies Cor2.98%
Amazon.com Inc2.64%
Sk Hynix2.07%
Ase Technology Holding1.76%
Elite Material1.45%
Tesla Inc1.16%
Alphabet Class A1.05%
Gold Circuit Electronics1.03%
Chroma Ate0.95%
Resonac Holdings0.75%
Meta Platforms Class A0.69%
Unimicron Technology0.69%
Visa Class A0.66%
Delta Electronics0.62%
Cboe Global Markets0.52%
Advantest0.39%
Nebius NV Class A0.37%
Tempus Ai Class A0.25%
Paypay Adr Corp<0.01%
Jpy/Usd0.00%

Only in VGT

290 securities, 25.0% of VGT by weight

KLA Corp0.98%
Texas Instruments Inc0.98%
Amphenol Corp0.80%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC0.79%
International Business Machines Corp0.77%
QUALCOMM Inc0.76%
Analog Devices Inc0.75%
Salesforce Inc0.72%
Corning Inc0.49%
Fortinet Inc0.46%
Accenture PLC0.45%
Cloudflare Inc0.45%
Adobe Inc0.39%
Cadence Design Systems Inc0.38%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co0.36%
Synopsys Inc0.33%
Motorola Solutions Inc0.31%
Intuit Inc0.30%
Keysight Technologies Inc0.27%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc0.27%
TE Connectivity PLC0.27%
NXP Semiconductors NV0.26%
Astera Labs Inc0.23%
Ciena Corp0.21%
Twilio Inc0.21%
Everpure Inc0.20%
Autodesk Inc0.20%
NetApp Inc0.19%
Microchip Technology Inc0.19%
Workday Inc0.18%
SLBBH11420.18%
Roper Technologies Inc0.16%
Strategy Inc0.16%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.15%
HP Inc0.15%
Atlassian Corp0.15%
Jabil Inc0.15%
ON Semiconductor Corp0.14%
Teledyne Technologies Inc0.14%
F5 Inc0.14%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp0.14%
Qnity Electronics Inc0.13%
MongoDB Inc0.13%
Super Micro Computer Inc0.13%
Entegris Inc0.13%
VeriSign Inc0.13%
Semtech Corp0.12%
Zoom Communications Inc0.11%
Rubrik Inc0.11%
Nutanix Inc0.11%

Weight gaps

All 31 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in TEK and VGT, widest gap first
Holding	More in TEKMore in VGT	TEK	VGT
AppleAAPL	VGT +9.82 points	6.09%	15.91%
NVIDIANVDA	VGT +7.18 points	10.40%	17.58%
MicrosoftMSFT	VGT +3.13 points	8.03%	11.16%
SnowflakeSNOW	TEK +2.10 points	2.55%	0.45%
Lam ResearchLRCX	TEK +1.98 points	3.53%	1.55%
Micron TechnologyMU	VGT +1.91 points	2.54%	4.45%
Broadcom IncAVGO	TEK +1.83 points	5.94%	4.11%
Crowdstrike Holdings Class ACRWD	TEK +1.74 points	2.76%	1.02%
Lumentum HoldingsLITE	TEK +1.51 points	1.81%	0.30%
Palo Alto NetworksPANW	TEK +1.21 points	2.45%	1.24%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	TEK +1.06 points	4.73%	3.67%
Palantir Technologies Class APLTR	VGT +0.89 points	0.66%	1.55%
Flex LtdFLEX	TEK +0.85 points	1.04%	0.19%
Applied Material IncAMAT	VGT +0.77 points	0.76%	1.53%
Western Digital CorpWDC	TEK +0.69 points	1.30%	0.61%
Arista NetworksANET	TEK +0.63 points	1.48%	0.85%
Okta Class AOKTA	TEK +0.61 points	0.80%	0.19%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	VGT +0.46 points	1.14%	1.60%
OracleORCL	VGT +0.45 points	0.40%	0.85%
CoherentCOHR	TEK +0.42 points	0.63%	0.21%
TeradyneTER	TEK +0.41 points	0.68%	0.27%
Amkor TechnologyAMKR	TEK +0.40 points	0.46%	0.06%
ElasticESTC	TEK +0.38 points	0.45%	0.07%
Digitalocean HoldingsDOCN	TEK +0.31 points	0.40%	0.09%
Datadog Inc Class ADDOG	TEK +0.24 points	0.60%	0.36%
Cerebras Systems Inc Class ACBRS	TEK +0.19 points	0.19%	<0.01%
Intel CorporationINTC	VGT +0.15 points	1.83%	1.98%
SandiskSNDK	TEK +0.12 points	1.09%	0.97%
ServicenowNOW	VGT +0.12 points	0.42%	0.54%
Marvell TechnologyMRVL	VGT +0.11 points	0.77%	0.88%
Dell Technologies Inc Class CDELL	VGT +0.07 points	0.58%	0.65%

All 51 TEK holdings⁠All 310 VGT holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

TEK vs VGT Cost

Overpaying TEK vs VGT

$12,584

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

TEK 0.75%
$14,482
VGT 0.09%
$1,898

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

TEK 0.75%
VGT 0.09%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	TEK	VGT	Overpaying
10	$1,336	$165	$1,171
20	$5,078	$646	$4,432
30	$14,482	$1,898	$12,584

Expense ratio

0.75%TEK
0.09%VGT, cheaper

VGT0.09%TEK0.75%

0.08%1.00%

Middle half of Technology (Broad) funds
Median 0.45%

VGT 3rd cheapest of 23 funds

TEK 19th cheapest of 23 funds

TEK vs VGT Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): TEK 1.39%, better; VGT 0.42%
Payout (12M): TEK $0.48; VGT $0.47
Last payment: TEK $0.48; VGT $0.15
Ex-dividend: TEK Dec 16, 2025; VGT Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: TEK Dec 19, 2025; VGT Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: TEK Twice a year; VGT Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

TEKTwice a year · 2 paymentsAll TEK payments⁠

VGTQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VGT payments⁠

TEK vs VGT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: TEK 31.8%since Nov 2024VGT 22.2%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: TEK 0.63since Nov 2024VGT 1.19
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: TEK −28.2%since Oct 2024VGT −35.1%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: TEK 1.98VGT 1.35; Market = 1

TEK and VGT in the news

All news⁠

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