Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
$130.82−0.07 (−0.05%)
- 0.06%
- $54.3B
- +11.3%
- 0.45%
- 1.1M sh
- $130.84
- low $105.23high $133.63
The ETF.net VONG Grade
A
Score 70 out of 100
- 7 of 35
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 100Rank 5 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D39 out of 100Rank 25 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C51 out of 100Rank 15 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 25 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 4 of 35
Our read on VONG
AThe same Russell 1000 Growth index that sits behind the category's best-known growth ETF, for 0.06% a year. Vanguard buys the whole large-cap growth sleeve, cap-weighted, and otherwise stays out of the way.
The ETF seeks to track the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which represents large-capitalization growth stocks in the United States. It uses passive full replication and remains fully invested.
Why people hold it
- 0.06% a year against a 0.18% cohort median, and the older, better-known ETF on the very same Russell index (IWF) charges 0.18%. Same benchmark, a third of the fee.fund-docs.vanguard.com
- The prospectus calls for full replication and staying fully invested, no sampling shortcuts. Index tracking sits among the tightest in the US growth group.fund-docs.vanguard.com
- Trading since 2010 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund with steady daily volume, which usually means thin spreads and easy fills.
- Its universe is the Russell 1000, so the growth sleeve (roughly 400 stocks) reaches past the S&P 500 roster that funds like SPYG are boxed into. Pays quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Cap-weighted growth is top-heavy: roughly 400 names, but the mega-cap leaders set the pace, and the ride tends to be bumpier than the broad market.
- Russell scores companies on both growth and value, so a single mega-cap can sit in both indexes at once and shift weight between them at reconstitution.lseg.com
- Cheap, not the cheapest shelf: VUG, SCHG and SPYG charge less using different growth definitions. The Russell recipe costs a couple of basis points more.
VONG Holdings
- Stocks
- 371
- 57%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology55.9%
- Communication15.7%
- Consumer Discretionary7.7%
- Industrials7.6%
- Health Care5.6%
- Financials4.8%
- Consumer Staples1.2%
- Energy0.5%
- Real Estate0.4%
- Materials0.4%
- Utilities0.3%
Geography
- United States100.00%
VONG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VONG$11,127
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | VONG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.9% |
| 1 month | +4.1% |
| 3 months | +2.7% |
| 1 year | +11.3% |
| 3 years | +23.4% |
| 5 years | +13.8% |
| 10 years | +18.4% |
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 | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.9% | |
| 2025 | +18.5% | |
| 2024 | +33.2% | |
| 2023 | +42.7% | |
| 2022 | −29.2% | |
| 2021 | +27.6% | |
| 2020 | +38.3% |
VONG in the news
VONG Dividends
- 0.45%
- $0.58
- $0.14 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VONG Risk
- 16.3%
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.
- 1.15
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.
- −32.7%
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.
- 1.16
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VONG Cost
0.06%
VONG0.06%
- The middle half of US Growth Index funds
- Median 0.18%
7 of the 35 US Growth Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Growth Index
- AILCGiShares Morningstar Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +16.0%
- AVBKVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +16.2%
- AVOTVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +4.5%
- BISCGiShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +15.5%
- BIVWiShares S&P 500 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +22.7%