{"id":227874,"date":"2026-03-26T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/vanguard-vgt-vs-roundhill-investments-chat-which-technology-etf-reigns-supreme\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:10:15","slug":"vanguard-vgt-vs-roundhill-investments-chat-which-technology-etf-reigns-supreme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/vanguard-vgt-vs-roundhill-investments-chat-which-technology-etf-reigns-supreme\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanguard (VGT) vs. Roundhill Investments (CHAT): Which Technology ETF Reigns Supreme?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vanguard (VGT) vs. Roundhill Investments (CHAT): Which Technology ETF Reigns Supreme?<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.fool.com\/coverage\/etfs\/2026\/03\/26\/vanguard-vgt-vs-roundhill-investments-chat-which-technology-etf-reigns-supreme\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-26 14:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.fool.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Vanguard Information Technology ETF<\/strong> (VGT 2.43%<\/span>)<\/span> keeps costs low and spreads risk across more tech stocks, while Roundhill Investments Generative AI & Technology ETF<\/strong> (CHAT 5.11%<\/span>)<\/span> charges more, pays a higher yield, and focuses on a narrower slice of AI-related companies with an ESG overlay.<\/p>\n

Both Vanguard Information Technology ETF and Roundhill Investments Generative AI & Technology ETF aim to capture growth in technology, but their approaches differ sharply: VGT tracks the broad U.S. tech sector using a passive, diversified strategy, while CHAT is actively managed and zeroes in on companies leading the generative artificial intelligence wave, with a global and ESG-aware lens. This comparison unpacks the trade-offs between broad tech exposure and a concentrated AI bet.<\/p>\n

Snapshot (cost & size)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Metric<\/th>\nVGT<\/th>\nCHAT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Issuer<\/td>\nVanguard<\/td>\nRoundhill Investments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Expense ratio<\/td>\n0.09%<\/td>\n0.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1-yr return (as of 2026-03-25)<\/td>\n24.7%<\/td>\n76.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dividend yield<\/td>\n0.42%<\/td>\n2.62%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beta<\/td>\n2.08<\/td>\n3.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AUM<\/td>\n$126.5 billion<\/td>\n$1.06 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; it is calculated from monthly returns over one year. The one-year return represents total return over the trailing 12\u00a0months.<\/p>\n

VGT looks much more affordable for long-term holding with its 0.09% annual expense ratio, as CHAT\u2019s 0.75% fee is considerably higher. CHAT offers a higher dividend yield, which may appeal to those seeking a larger payout from their technology exposure.<\/p>\n

Performance & risk comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Metric<\/th>\nVGT<\/th>\nCHAT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Max drawdown (2 years)<\/td>\n(27.23%)<\/td>\n(31.35%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

What’s inside<\/h2>\n

CHAT is actively managed and invests in 52 companies that Roundhill believes are at the forefront of generative artificial intelligence, with a notable tilt toward technology (73%), communication services (19%), and some consumer cyclical exposure (6%). Top holdings include Alphabet<\/strong>, Nvidia<\/strong>, and Minimax Group<\/strong>, and the fund applies an ESG screen. At just under three years old, CHAT gives concentrated access to AI disruptors rather than the broader tech landscape.<\/p>\n

VGT, by contrast, passively…<\/p>\n

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Vanguard (VGT) vs. Roundhill Investments (CHAT): Which Technology ETF Reigns Supreme? https:\/\/www.fool.com\/coverage\/etfs\/2026\/03\/26\/vanguard-vgt-vs-roundhill-investments-chat-which-technology-etf-reigns-supreme\/ Publish Date: 2026-03-26…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":227875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/g.foolcdn.com\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.content.foolcdn.com%2Fimages%2F1umn9qeh%2Fproduction%2F7669db1dbfa6e097df450be5b22faf5d854bd54d-1401x1251.png%3Frect%3D76%2C0%2C1251%2C1251%26w%3D384%26h%3D384%26q%3D75%26fit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat&w=1200&op=resize","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227874"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227876,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227874\/revisions\/227876"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}