Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
$84.03−1.03 (−1.21%)
- 0.03%
- $392B
- +2.7%
- 0.41%
- 6.32M sh
- low $69.63high $93.00
The ETF.net VUG Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 5 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.B65 out of 100Rank 11 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 32 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
In short
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.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track a benchmark index measuring the investment return of large-capitalization growth stocks.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
VUG Holdings
- Stocks
- 136
- 63%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology60.2%
- Communication14.7%
- Consumer Discretionary9.8%
- Industrials4.4%
- Health Care4.2%
- Financials3.9%
- Consumer Staples1.3%
- Real Estate0.9%
- Materials0.4%
- 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$10,275
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 | VUG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.0% |
| 1 month | −5.6% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +2.7% |
| 3 years | +24.6% |
| 5 years | +10.8% |
| 10 years | +17.6% |
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 | +5.0% | |
| 2025 | +19.4% | |
| 2024 | +32.7% | |
| 2023 | +46.8% | |
| 2022 | −33.1% | |
| 2021 | +27.3% | |
| 2020 | +40.2% |
VUG in the news
VUG Dividends
- 0.41%
- $0.35
- $0.09 per share
- Quarterly
VUG Risk
- 17.3%
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.
- 1.11
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.
- 1.23
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.
VUG Cost
Cheapest in US Growth Index
$638
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
VUG 0.03%
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | VUG |
|---|---|
| 10 | $55 |
| 20 | $216 |
| 30 | $638 |
Other funds in US Growth Index
- AIMCGiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +14.0%
- ASCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +3.3%
- AVBKVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +9.2%
- AVOTVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return −1.2%
- ASFYSoFi Select 500 ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +11.9%
