Vanguard Information Technology ETF
$113.83−3.13 (−2.68%)
- 0.09%
- $178B
- +18.5%
- 0.40%
- 4.23M sh
- low $83.09high $130.66
The ETF.net VGT Grade
A
Score 71 out of 100
- 3 of 25
Score 71 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.A92 out of 100Rank 3 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A84 out of 100Rank 4 of 12Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B60 out of 100Rank 9 of 25Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B57 out of 100Rank 12 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C41 out of 100Rank 15 of 24Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 25
Our read on VGT
In short
AVanguard's technology sleeve, indexed since 2004: roughly 300 US tech stocks running from megacap giants down to small caps, for 0.09% a year. Broad coverage of the sector rather than just its household names.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track an index measuring the investment return of information technology stocks. It uses an indexing approach for large-, mid-, and small-capitalization U.S. technology companies and normally invests at least 80% of assets in target-index stocks.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
VGT Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VGT$11,849
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.
| Period | VGT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +24.6% |
| 1 month | −6.9% |
| 3 months | +3.5% |
| 1 year | +18.5% |
| 3 years | +32.6% |
| 5 years | +17.4% |
| 10 years | +23.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VGT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +24.6% | |
| 2025 | +21.8% | |
| 2024 | +29.3% | |
| 2023 | +52.6% | |
| 2022 | −29.7% | |
| 2021 | +30.5% | |
| 2020 | +46.0% |
VGT in the news
VGT Dividends
- 0.40%
- $0.47
- $0.15 per share
- Quarterly
VGT Risk
- 22.2%
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.
- 1.19
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.
- −35.1%
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.
- 1.35
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.
VGT Cost
Overpaying vs XLK, cheapest in Technology (Broad)
$209
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
VGT 0.09%
$1,898
XLK 0.08% Cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | VGT | XLK | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $165 | $147 | $18 |
| 20 | $646 | $575 | $71 |
| 30 | $1,898 | $1,689 | $209 |
Other funds in Technology (Broad)
- AXLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +20.0%
- AFTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.5%
- BRSPTInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +35.4%
- BIGMiShares Expanded Tech Sector ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +14.1%
- BIYWiShares U.S. Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +16.8%
