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Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF

MGVNYSE ArcaVanguardA

$169.29+0.29 (+0.17%)

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

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 169.00 to 169.29. Range 169.29 to 170.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.169.60169.80170.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.05%
Fund size · all share classes
$13.6B
1Y total return
+25.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.82%
Holdings
117
Avg volume · 30D
247K sh
52W range
low $135.48high $170.56
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net MGV Grade

A

Score 78 out of 100

Rank
1 of 30
Six-pillar profile for MGV. Scores out of 100: Cost 100, Risk 92, Mission 67, Tradability 49, Holdings 57, Durability 90. Strongest: Cost (100). Weakest: Tradability (49). Leans toward Cost.

Score 78 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.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 30
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 23
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 30
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 30
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 30
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 30

Our read on MGV

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost "value" ETFs slide down into mid caps. MGV stays at the very top of the US market and buys the value half of it for five basis points. Vanguard's plain, cheap way to own the old-guard giants.

Stated mandate

The ETF seeks to track the Morningstar US Mega Cap Value Index and provides passive, diversified exposure to the largest value stocks in the U.S. market.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.05% it is the cheapest fund in its factor peer group, where the median charges 0.28%. It undercuts fellow top-rated peers SIZE (0.15%) and SUSA (0.25%).vanguard.com
  • Launched December 2007, straight into the crash, and now a multi-billion-dollar fund. Long history, quarterly distributions, Vanguard plumbing behind it.
  • One of the strongest overall showings in its US factor peer group, built on cost and staying power rather than a clever screen.

Worth knowing

  • About 130 names, all mega caps. The biggest holdings carry real weight, and small and mid caps are absent by design.
  • It tracks a Morningstar index of the largest US value stocks, so it leaves out the market's growth giants and can move very differently from a total-market fund.vanguard.com
  • Moderately traded rather than a household-name ticker, so limit orders and mid-session trading matter more here than with the very largest index ETFs.

MGV Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
117
Top-10 weight
30%
Largest holding
MU5.9%

Sectors

  • Financials23.3%
  • Health Care18.4%
  • Technology16.1%
  • Industrials12.7%
  • Consumer Staples10.9%
  • Energy6.6%
  • Consumer Discretionary3.8%
  • Communication3.4%
  • Materials2.3%
  • Utilities1.7%
  • Real Estate1.0%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1MUMicron Technology Inc5.91%752,526$802M686
2JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co4.32%1,771,183$586M487
3BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc3.46%942,628$469M374
4XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp3.32%2,761,498$449M525
5JNJJohnson & Johnson3.14%1,605,745$425M524
6ABBVAbbVie Inc2.27%1,177,451$308M523
7WMTWalmart Inc2.24%2,916,409$303M469
8COSTCostco Wholesale Corp1.99%295,494$269M480
9CVXChevron Corp1.88%1,250,657$255M496
10CSCOCisco Systems Inc1.88%2,363,603$254M585
11CATCaterpillar Inc1.83%306,289$248M457
12BACBank of America Corp1.78%4,426,385$241M433
13MRKMerck & Co Inc1.76%1,643,906$239M516
14PGProcter & Gamble Co/The1.66%1,548,798$225M441
15KOCoca-Cola Co/The1.64%2,580,157$222M469

Showing 1–15 of 117 holdings

MGV Performance

Launched Dec 17, 2007

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

MGV$12,559
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. MGV $12,559. 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 MGV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodMGV
Year to date+21.5%
1 month+4.9%
3 months+4.0%
1 year+25.6%
3 yearsper year+22.2%
5 yearsper year+12.9%
10 yearsper year+13.3%

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 MGV
YearReturn barMGV
2026 YTD+21.5%
2025+15.4%
2024+16.9%
2023+9.2%
2022−1.2%
2021+25.9%
2020+2.4%

MGV in the news

MGV 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.
1.82%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.07Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.72 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 29, 2017 $0.39; Jun 23, 2017 $0.41; Sep 27, 2017 $0.51; Dec 26, 2017 $0.47; Mar 22, 2018 $0.42; Jun 28, 2018 $0.46; Sep 28, 2018 $0.50; Dec 24, 2018 $0.51; Mar 25, 2019 $0.60; Jun 27, 2019 $0.57; Oct 1, 2019 $0.57; Dec 24, 2019 $0.60; Mar 26, 2020 $0.51; Jun 25, 2020 $0.53; Sep 11, 2020 $0.46; Dec 24, 2020 $0.65; Mar 26, 2021 $0.49; Jun 24, 2021 $0.55; Sep 29, 2021 $0.62; Dec 27, 2021 $0.66; Mar 24, 2022 $0.55; Jun 23, 2022 $0.60; Sep 28, 2022 $0.68; Dec 22, 2022 $0.70; Mar 23, 2023 $0.59; Jun 23, 2023 $0.66; Sep 21, 2023 $0.68; Dec 21, 2023 $0.77; Mar 21, 2024 $0.70; Jun 27, 2024 $0.73; Sep 26, 2024 $0.72; Dec 23, 2024 $0.72; Mar 27, 2025 $0.68; Jun 30, 2025 $0.68; Sep 29, 2025 $0.70; Dec 22, 2025 $0.82; Mar 27, 2026 $0.79; Jun 26, 2026 $0.73; Sep 28, 2026 $0.72. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.72
Jun 26, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.73
Mar 27, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.79
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.82
Sep 29, 2025Oct 1, 2025$0.70
Jun 30, 2025Jul 2, 2025$0.68
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.68
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.72
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.72
Jun 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.73
Mar 21, 2024Mar 26, 2024$0.70
Dec 21, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.77

See all 75 payments⁠

$10,000 in MGV 10 years ago paid $3,968 in dividends.⁠

MGV Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.1%
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.
1.48
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.
−16.5%
Trough Sep 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.
0.66
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.

MGV Cost

Cheapest in US Factor Index

$1,060

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

  • MGV 0.05%

    $1,060

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • MGV 0.05%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$250$500$750$1K$1.25K051015202530MGV $1,060

Year by year

YearMGV
10$92
20$360
30$1,060

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