Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
$91.75+0.11 (+0.12%)
- 0.03%
- $384.6B
- +17.4%
- 0.38%
- 6.6M sh
- $91.62
- low $69.63high $93.00
The ETF.net VUG Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 4 of 35
Score 77 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.A96 out of 100Rank 1 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A99 out of 100Rank 7 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 16 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B62 out of 100Rank 11 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D28 out of 100Rank 34 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A91 out of 100Rank 1 of 35
Our read on VUG
AThree basis points buys roughly 170 US large-cap growth names. Running since 2004, over $100 billion in assets, and it tracks its index about as closely as an index fund can.
The fund seeks to track a benchmark index measuring the investment return of large-capitalization growth stocks.
Why people hold it
- 0.03% a year against a 0.18% median for its growth peer group. A rival tracking the same declared index charges 0.36%, twelve times more for the same shopping list.vanguard.com
- One of the largest and most heavily traded funds in US large-cap growth, and among the tightest index implementations in that group. Deep volume tends to mean thin spreads.
- Trading since January 2004, so the record spans full market cycles rather than a backtest. Distributions land quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Cap-weighted, so the biggest mega-caps dominate the top of the book. That makes it one of the more concentrated portfolios in this cohort.vanguard.com
- A style sleeve, not the whole market: growth screens only, large caps only. When growth is out of favor it can swing harder than a total-market fund.
- SPYG and SCHG sit at 0.04%, so the price edge is a rounding error. The real gap is how each index defines a growth stock.
VUG Holdings
- Stocks
- 149
- 63%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology57.8%
- Communication14.5%
- Consumer Discretionary11.3%
- Health Care4.6%
- Industrials4.5%
- Financials4.2%
- Consumer Staples1.3%
- Real Estate1.0%
- Materials0.5%
- Energy0.3%
Geography
- United States100.00%
VUG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VUG$11,737
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 | VUG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.1% |
| 1 month | +4.2% |
| 3 months | +5.0% |
| 1 year | +17.4% |
| 3 years | +25.6% |
| 5 years | +14.1% |
| 10 years | +18.3% |
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 | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.1% | |
| 2025 | +19.4% | |
| 2024 | +32.7% | |
| 2023 | +46.8% | |
| 2022 | −33.1% | |
| 2021 | +27.3% | |
| 2020 | +40.2% |
VUG in the news
VUG Dividends
- 0.38%
- $0.35
- $0.09 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VUG Risk
- 16.9%
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.
- 1.21
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.
- −35.6%
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.
- 1.27
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VUG Cost
0.03%
VUG0.03%
- The middle half of US Growth Index funds
- Median 0.18%
No US Growth Index fund charges less.
Other funds in US Growth Index
- AIMCGiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +19.8%
- ASCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +17.0%
- 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%
- AVONGVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +11.3%