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Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF

IVOGNYSE ArcaVanguardA

$135.09+0.53 (+0.40%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A70/ 100

Rank 10 of 42 in Other Major Indexes

A70/100Rank 10 of 42inOther Major Indexes
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 134.56 to 135.09. Range 135.09 to 137.00. Use the arrow keys to read each point.135.50136.00136.50137.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size · all share classes
$1.8B
1Y total return
+12.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.58%
Holdings
253
Avg volume · 30D
30.7K sh
52W range
low $113.78high $148.72
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IVOG Grade

A

Score 70 out of 100

Category
Other Major Indexes⁠
Rank
10 of 42
Six-pillar profile for IVOG. Scores out of 100: Cost 79, Risk 34, Mission 91, Tradability 46, Holdings 84, Durability 79. Strongest: Mission (91). Weakest: Risk (34). Leans toward Mission.

Score 70 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 42

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 30

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 42

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 42

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 40

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 42

Our read on IVOG

ETF.net Research

In short

AThe growth half of the S&P MidCap 400, wrapped by Vanguard for a tenth of a percent. About 240 medium-size US companies chosen by a published growth screen, in a plain index fund priced well under the typical index wrapper.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index, which represents medium-size U.S. growth companies.

Why people hold it

  • 0.10% a year against a 0.45% median for index-wrapper peers. Fee is the one input you actually control, and this one stays small.
  • Fills the mid-cap gap most portfolios skip: roughly 240 medium-size US companies sorted by S&P's growth and momentum screen, not a manager's hunch.vanguard.com
  • Trading since 2010, and built as an ETF share class of Vanguard's S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth Index Fund, so the ETF and the mutual fund run off one portfolio.vanguard.com
  • One of the tightest label-to-portfolio matches among the index wrappers we track: it holds the index it advertises, with no side quests.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded next to the big broad-market names, so bid/ask spreads can be wider and order type matters more.
  • Mid-cap growth moves harder than the total market in both directions. This is one slice of US equity, not a whole-market holding.
  • Income is an afterthought here: distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly.

IVOG Performance

Launched Sep 7, 2010

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

IVOG$11,275
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. IVOG $11,275. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for IVOG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIVOG
Year to date+11.9%
1 month−1.5%
3 months−3.4%
1 year+12.7%
3 yearsper year+17.1%
5 yearsper year+5.8%
10 yearsper year+10.9%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IVOG
YearReturn barIVOG
2026 YTD+11.9%
2025+7.3%
2024+15.6%
2023+17.4%
2022−19.1%
2021+18.8%
2020+22.6%

IVOG in the news

IVOG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.58%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.77Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.77 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2017 $0.62; Dec 13, 2018 $0.60; Dec 16, 2019 $0.86; Dec 22, 2020 $0.66; Dec 21, 2021 $0.50; Dec 20, 2022 $0.89; Dec 20, 2023 $1.13; Dec 23, 2024 $0.89; Dec 22, 2025 $0.77. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.77
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.89
Dec 20, 2023Dec 26, 2023$1.13
Dec 20, 2022Dec 23, 2022$0.89
Dec 21, 2021Dec 27, 2021$0.50
Dec 22, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.66
Dec 16, 2019Dec 19, 2019$0.86
Dec 13, 2018Dec 18, 2018$0.60
Dec 19, 2017Dec 22, 2017$0.62
Dec 20, 2016Dec 27, 2016$0.58
Dec 17, 2015Dec 23, 2015$0.52
Dec 22, 2014Dec 29, 2014$0.40

See all 16 payments⁠

$10,000 in IVOG 10 years ago paid $1,463 in dividends.⁠

IVOG Risk

Risk pillarD34 out of 100Rank 32 of 42 in Other Major Indexes
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.79
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−29.3%
Trough Jun 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.07
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

IVOG Cost

Compare IVOG and SCHK

Overpaying vs SCHK, cheapest in Other Major Indexes

$1,468

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

  • IVOG 0.10%

    $2,106

  • SCHK 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IVOG 0.10%
  • SCHK 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530IVOG $2,106SCHK $638

Year by year

YearIVOGSCHKOverpaying
10$183$55$128
20$717$216$501
30$2,106$638$1,468

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