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FSPGX vs VUG
Fidelity Large Cap Growth Index Fund against Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VUG did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $2,361, versus $2,181 for FSPGX, a 136.1% gain compared with 118.1%. VUG also led across the latest 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, YTD, 1-year, and 3-year periods. The advantage matters because the funds moved very similarly: their daily-move correlation was 0.977, yet VUG won 28 of the last 48 months, compared with 20 for FSPGX, with a typical monthly gap of 0.30 points. Risk was nearly identical, with 12-month volatility of 18.0% for VUG and 17.9% for FSPGX. VUG’s worst drawdown was slightly smaller at -22.8%, versus -23.3% for FSPGX.
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- Price is above its 200-day average ($84); 50-day at $89.
- RSI 37, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 23, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, FSPGX or VUG?
FSPGX beat VUG in 20 of the last 48 months; VUG won the other 28. The typical monthly gap was 0.30 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
FSPGX: Dec 16, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025; VUG: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.977
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.96
- FSPGX move per 1% in VUG
- 0.933
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.30 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | FSPGX | VUG | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | -4.8% | -1.1% | -3.68 pts |
| April 2026 | +11.9% | +14.3% | -2.37 pts |
| January 2023 | +8.4% | +10.4% | -2.03 pts |
| June 2026 | -2.7% | -3.8% | +1.03 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
Holdings and fees
What do you actually own with FSPGX and VUG?
- Price
- $46.95
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