Data as of . Returns from exchange end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested; holdings from the fund's latest SEC filing.
VUG · Vanguard Growth Index Fund
Index equity fund · US growth
VUG is a index equity fund tracking US growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
| What it tracks | US growth |
|---|---|
| Fund type | Index equity fund |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.03% |
| Price | $88.45 |
| Listed since | Jan 4, 2010 |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +3.0% / +4.7% / −1.6 pts / +1.0 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +16.1% / +15.2% / +0.9 pts / −4.0 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +14.9% / +20.0% / −5.1 pts / −10.7 pts |
| 3 years: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +86.0% / +78.0% / +8.1 pts / −7.5 pts |
| since listing: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +1062.2% / +811.4% / +250.8 pts / −621.9 pts |
| Below its high (ETFIQ) | −1.9% |
| Holdings | 147 |
| Top ten weight | 60.5% |
| Holdings as of (SEC filing) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Top holdings | NVIDIA Corp 12.6%, Apple Inc 11.7%, Microsoft Corp 7.6%, Alphabet Inc 5.8%, Alphabet Inc 4.5%, Amazon.com Inc 4.5%, Broadcom Inc 4.3%, Meta Platforms Inc 3.4%, Tesla Inc 3.3%, Eli Lilly & Co 2.8% |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 97.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 42.5% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 78.8% |
Questions people ask
- How has VUG performed?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, VUG returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +86.0%.
- What does VUG cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
- What does VUG hold?
- 147 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 60.5% of the fund. 97% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
- How far is VUG below its high?
- 1.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 4, 2026.
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