---
ticker: "VUG"
name: "Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VUG"
grade: "A"
score: 77
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Growth Index"
category_rank: "4 of 35"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VUG: Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF

Grade **A**, Score 77 of 100. Rank 4 of 35 in US Growth Index.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 96 | 1 of 35 |
| Mission | 99 | 7 of 32 |
| Risk | 49 | 16 of 35 |
| Tradability | 62 | 11 of 35 |
| Holdings | 28 | 34 of 35 |
| Durability | 91 | 1 of 35 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 149 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | 13.63% |
| 2 | AAPL | Apple Inc | 12.49% |
| 3 | MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 10.13% |
| 4 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | 5.34% |
| 5 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 4.76% |
| 6 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc | 4.21% |
| 7 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | 4.11% |
| 8 | META | Meta Platforms Inc | 3.39% |
| 9 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | 2.79% |
| 10 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | 2.65% |
| 11 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 2.07% |
| 12 | V | Visa Inc | 1.66% |
| 13 | MA | Mastercard Inc | 1.27% |
| 14 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.14% |
| 15 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.11% |
| 16 | LRCX | Lam Research Corp | 1.02% |
| 17 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | 0.99% |
| 18 | NFLX | Netflix Inc | 0.93% |
| 19 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | 0.86% |
| 20 | ORCL | Oracle Corp | 0.70% |
| 21 | GEV | GE Vernova Inc | 0.66% |
| 22 | SNDK | Sandisk Corp | 0.64% |
| 23 | KLAC | KLA Corp | 0.63% |
| 24 | CRWD | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 0.62% |
| 25 | ANET | Arista Networks Inc | 0.58% |
| 26 | APH | Amphenol Corp | 0.54% |
| 27 | MRVL | Marvell Technology Inc | 0.52% |
| 28 | MCD | McDonald's Corp | 0.52% |
| 29 | INTC | Intel Corp | 0.52% |
| 30 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 0.51% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VUG. Please cite the page URL.