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Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF

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$254.71−2.08 (−0.81%)

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

B66/ 100

Rank 14 of 35 in US Growth Index

B66/100Rank 14 of 35inUS Growth Index
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 256.79 to 254.71. Range 254.71 to 260.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.256.00258.00259.00260.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.06%
Fund size · all share classes
$1.6B
1Y total return
+7.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.68%
Holdings
1138
Avg volume · 30D
21K sh
52W range
low $218.84high $289.14
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VTWG Grade

B

Score 66 out of 100

Category
US Growth Index⁠
Rank
14 of 35
Six-pillar profile for VTWG. Scores out of 100: Cost 78, Risk 29, Mission 91, Tradability 27, Holdings 85, Durability 72. Strongest: Mission (91). Weakest: Tradability (27). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 66 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 32

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 35

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 35

Our read on VTWG

ETF.net Research

In short

BVanguard's Russell 2000 Growth tracker holds the index in full, roughly 1,100 small-cap names, for six basis points. Most of the top-rated growth ETFs crowd into mega-caps. This one stays where the small companies are.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which represents small-capitalization U.S. growth stocks. It uses passive full replication.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.06% a year, it costs about a third of the typical fund in its growth-ETF peer group, where the median sits near 0.18%.
  • Full replication, not sampling: roughly 1,100 stocks held at index weights, so the portfolio is the benchmark rather than a proxy for it.vanguard.com
  • Small-cap growth exposure spread across about 1,100 companies, so no single name drives the fund the way it can in mega-cap growth products (VUG, SCHG, SPYG).
  • Running since 2010 as the ETF share class of a Vanguard index fund, with a plain passive mandate and quarterly distributions.vanguard.com

Worth knowing

  • Small caps move harder than mega-caps. The prospectus flags stock market, investment style and small-cap risk as the main things that can bite.vanguard.com
  • It trades lightly next to the category's giants, so wider bid-ask spreads are part of the package.
  • Vanguard's own VBK covers similar small-cap growth ground on a different index at 0.05%, so the two overlap with different rulebooks.

VTWG Performance

Launched Sep 20, 2010

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

VTWG$10,711
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. VTWG $10,711. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$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 VTWG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVTWG
Year to date+9.3%
1 month−1.5%
3 months−5.0%
1 year+7.1%
3 yearsper year+20.3%
5 yearsper year+3.5%
10 yearsper year+10.5%

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 VTWG
YearReturn barVTWG
2026 YTD+9.3%
2025+13.1%
2024+15.1%
2023+18.9%
2022−26.5%
2021+2.9%
2020+34.7%

VTWG in the news

VTWG 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.
0.68%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.75Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.34 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 22, 2017 $0.17; Jun 28, 2017 $0.24; Sep 27, 2017 $0.23; Dec 14, 2017 $0.24; Mar 22, 2018 $0.15; Jun 28, 2018 $0.21; Sep 26, 2018 $0.27; Dec 13, 2018 $0.25; Mar 25, 2019 $0.17; Jun 21, 2019 $0.25; Sep 26, 2019 $0.35; Dec 16, 2019 $0.36; Mar 26, 2020 $0.23; Jun 25, 2020 $0.20; Sep 11, 2020 $0.19; Dec 17, 2020 $0.39; Mar 26, 2021 $0.19; Jun 29, 2021 $0.11; Sep 29, 2021 $0.23; Dec 16, 2021 $0.62; Mar 24, 2022 $0.06; Jun 29, 2022 $0.14; Sep 28, 2022 $0.39; Dec 15, 2022 $0.51; Mar 23, 2023 $0.33; Jun 23, 2023 $0.27; Sep 21, 2023 $0.38; Dec 19, 2023 $0.48; Mar 21, 2024 $0.27; Jun 27, 2024 $0.27; Sep 26, 2024 $0.23; Dec 23, 2024 $0.41; Mar 25, 2025 $0.22; Jun 20, 2025 $0.38; Sep 24, 2025 $0.25; Dec 22, 2025 $0.67; Mar 24, 2026 $0.32; Jun 18, 2026 $0.42; Sep 23, 2026 $0.34. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.34
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.42
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.32
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.67
Sep 24, 2025Sep 26, 2025$0.25
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.38
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.22
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.41
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.23
Jun 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.27
Mar 21, 2024Mar 26, 2024$0.27
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.48

See all 50 payments⁠

$10,000 in VTWG 10 years ago paid $1,182 in dividends.⁠

VTWG Risk

Risk pillarD29 out of 100Rank 32 of 35 in US Growth Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
20.7%
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.
0.78
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.
−40.5%
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.
1.43
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.

VTWG Cost

Compare VTWG and VUG

Overpaying vs VUG, cheapest in US Growth Index

$632

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

  • VTWG 0.06%

    $1,270

  • VUG 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VTWG 0.06%
  • VUG 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K051015202530VTWG $1,270VUG $638

Year by year

YearVTWGVUGOverpaying
10$110$55$55
20$432$216$216
30$1,270$638$632

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