# VONG (Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF)

Vanguard · Stock ETFs · U.S. large-cap growth · data as of Oct 28, 2026

VONG has 373 holdings by its book of Sep 30, 2026 and returned +1.1% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Delivered. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VONG returned 1.1% against 0.9% for IWF, which tracks the same Russell 1000 Growth Index. Fees aside, VONG finished 0.05 points ahead of IWF. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth and returned +1.1% over the past year.

## Key facts

- VONG, total return, 1 year: +1.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VONG, expense ratio: 0.06%, as of Jun 30, 2026.
- VONG, holdings: 373, as of Sep 30, 2026.
- VONG, below its high: −4.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VONG, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 0.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VONG, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026: $0.1446, as of Sep 23, 2026.
- VONG, net assets: $47.1bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).

## VONG over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (IWF) | Gap to IWF | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −1.8% | −1.7% | −0.1 pts | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +7.9% | +8.0% | −0.1 pts | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +3.7% | +3.7% | 0.0 pts | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +4.4% | +4.2% | +0.2 pts | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +0.9% | +0.2 pts | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +94.2% | +93.7% | +0.5 pts | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +70.9% | +70.0% | +0.9 pts | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +429.3% | +424.0% | +5.3 pts | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +1,062.1% | +1,045.4% | +16.7 pts | +802.5% |
| Since launch, annualised | +16.4% | – | – | – |

## VONG key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $133.00 on Oct 6, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $105.72 on Mar 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $126.60, 77% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta to its benchmark, 1 year: 1.00, against IWF (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- R-squared, the same days: 1.00 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta and R-squared measured over: 251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 373
- Top ten weight: 57.6%
- P/E ratio: 30.3 (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026)

## VONG trading

- Not scored.
- $1,000: about $0.08, 0.008%, one way.
- $10,000: about $0.80, 0.008%, one way.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: 0.00%; 95% of days within ±0.04%.
- Limit: midpoint + 2¢ to buy, midpoint − 2¢ to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $125.88, that’s $125.90 to buy and $125.86 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vong/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Russell 1000 Growth Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · U.S. large-cap growth | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026 |
| Price | $126.60 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Sep 22, 2010 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $47.1bn | the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Russell 1000 Growth Index, measured by IWF, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its prospectus, 497, Jun 30, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| VONG, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 | +1.1% | ETFIQ |
| IWF, the same days | +0.9% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | +0.2 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −4.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 373 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 57.6% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 95.5% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 42.4% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 74.2% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to May 31, 2026

Monthly data only. May 2026: +$533m, from SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/vong.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has VONG performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VONG returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Over three years the number is +94.2%.

### What does VONG cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

### What does VONG hold?

373 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 57.6% of the fund. 96% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is VONG below its high?

4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

### What is the expense ratio of VONG?

VONG's expense ratio is 0.06% a year, read from 497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026.


## Cite this page

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