Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
About this ETF
This exchange-traded fund (ETF) is designed to mirror the investment performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index. It provides investors with a straightforward avenue to gain exposure to a broad spectrum of America's leading growth-oriented enterprises. The fund operates on a passively managed basis, utilizing a full-replication methodology to meticulously track its benchmark index. For approximately 75% of its total holdings, the fund adheres to strict concentration guidelines: it is generally prohibited from purchasing more than 10% of the voting shares of any single issuer or allowing its investment in any one issuer to exceed 5% of its overall assets. However, these limits may be adjusted if necessary to closely match the composition of its target index, and…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| NVIDIA Corp NVDA | 13.10% |
| Apple Inc AAPL | 12.32% |
| Microsoft Corp MSFT | 8.99% |
| Alphabet Inc GOOGL | 5.96% |
| Broadcom Inc AVGO | 5.17% |
| Amazon.com Inc AMZN | 4.85% |
| Alphabet Inc GOOG | 4.68% |
| Meta Platforms Inc META | 3.73% |
| Tesla Inc TSLA | 3.31% |
| Eli Lilly & Co LLY | 2.53% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +3.00% |
| 3 months | +12.10% |
| 6 months | +5.89% |
| Year to date | +5.95% |
| 1 year | +16.85% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +22.52% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +12.21% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +17.03% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 17.15% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.99 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.13 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.45 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -16.71% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -36.00% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -90.30% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 1.29 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.95 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
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Full holdings
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | 2026-06-30 | USD 0.0923 |
| 2026-03-27 | 2026-03-31 | USD 0.0796 |
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-24 | USD 0.0832 |
| 2025-09-29 | 2025-10-01 | USD 0.0845 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-02 | USD 0.0841 |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | USD 0.0833 |
| 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-26 | USD 0.0891 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | USD 0.0758 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-07-01 | USD 0.0760 |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-26 | USD 0.0779 |
| 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-27 | USD 0.0975 |
| 2023-09-21 | 2023-09-26 | USD 0.0627 |
| 2023-06-23 | 2023-06-28 | USD 0.0687 |
| 2023-03-23 | 2023-03-28 | USD 0.0715 |
| 2022-12-22 | 2022-12-28 | USD 0.0747 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-28 | USD 0.0716 |
| 2022-06-23 | 2022-06-28 | USD 0.0534 |
| 2022-03-23 | 2022-03-28 | USD 0.0501 |
| 2021-12-27 | 2021-12-30 | USD 0.0782 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-29 | USD 0.0528 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-29 | USD 0.0623 |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-30 | USD 0.0635 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-30 | USD 0.0768 |
| 2020-09-25 | 2020-09-30 | USD 0.0677 |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-30 | USD 0.0698 |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-31 | USD 0.0664 |
| 2019-12-24 | 2019-12-30 | USD 0.0846 |
| 2019-09-16 | 2019-09-19 | USD 0.0642 |
| 2019-06-27 | 2019-07-02 | USD 0.0688 |
| 2019-03-28 | 2019-04-02 | USD 0.0720 |
| 2018-12-24 | 2018-12-28 | USD 0.0879 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2018-10-03 | USD 0.0779 |
| 2018-06-22 | 2018-06-27 | USD 0.0699 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-27 | USD 0.0599 |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-27 | USD 0.0792 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2017-09-27 | USD 0.0685 |
| 2017-06-23 | 2017-06-29 | USD 0.0568 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2017-03-30 | USD 0.0632 |
| 2016-12-22 | 2016-12-29 | USD 0.0880 |
| 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-19 | USD 0.0627 |
Splits
| 2026-04-21 | 6:1 |
| 2012-03-05 | 50:1 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
| Vanguard Value ETF VTV | 0.03% | 245.00B | 1.86% | +22.27% | 1.97 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF BBUS | 0.02% | 8.68B | 57.2% |
| BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF BKLC | 0.00% | 5.48B | 57.1% |
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 57.0% |
| EUWAX Gold II EWG2.SG | 0.00% | 4.33B | 0.0% |
| Tema U.S. Manufacturing & Reshoring ETF WELD | 0.00% | 302.19M | 0.0% |

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