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Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF provides exposure to 212 holdings while Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF focuses on a concentrated group of 69 stocks Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF maintains a lower expense ratio of 0.05% compared to the 0.07% fee for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Both ETFs are heavily weighted toward technology but Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has shown a shallower maximum drawdown over the last five years

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF offers a significantly lower expense ratio than the State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF. The State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF provides more balanced sector exposure across industrials and healthcare than the tech-heavy Vanguard fund.

Not every Vanguard ETF is built the same, and the difference between picking the right one and settling for average has compounded into nearly 100 percentage points of extra return over the past decade. One growth-tilted fund makes a stronger case for your $1,000 this July than the index giant most investors default to.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF offers a slightly lower expense ratio of 0.05% compared to 0.07% for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF provides much higher concentration in the technology sector and significantly better five-year growth of $1,000 Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF maintains a more diversified portfolio with 550 holdings versus 146 for the large-cap growth fund

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF offers a significantly lower expense ratio than Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF. Invesco's ETF has delivered higher one-year total returns but lower five-year growth than the Vanguard fund.