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VUG · Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF

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$88.81
+0.4% · 1 day, price
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VUG tracks an index of US growth and returned +6.6% over the past year.

What drove VUG’s returns?Is a 0.03% fee low for a fund like VUG?What does VUG cost to hold and to trade?
Equity fund · Tracks the Morningstar US Large Cap Growth IndexVanguard ↗Expense ratio 0.03%Fund assets $232.9bn on Sep 30, 2026First traded Jan 30, 2004Benchmark Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index, the index its prospectus namesFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every Vanguard fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

VUG has 137 holdings by its book of Sep 30, 2026 and returned +6.6% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Not measuredNo other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured.

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What you earned

VUG −1.4%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG−1.4%
VUG +8.3%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG+8.3%
VUG +7.6%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG+7.6%
VUG +9.6%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG+9.6%
VUG +6.6%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG+6.6%
VUG +106.0%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG+106.0%
VUG +74.3%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG+74.3%
VUG +426.9%: total return over ten years to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG+426.9%
VUG +1,257.5%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
VUG+1,257.5%
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How concentrated, and what does it cost?

Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index
+6.6%
Total return, 1 year
Report
0.03%
Expense ratio
Report
137
Holdings
Report
−4.1%
Below its high
Report
0.4%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
Report
$0.091
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026
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Sector mix
Cost against like funds
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Price, 1 year

$88.81+0.4%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Price only. Total return over the same days, distributions reinvested, was +6.6%. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Last checked Oct 26, 2026. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VUG returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026−1.4%+0.9%
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+8.3%+6.1%
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+7.6%+9.1%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+9.6%+14.1%
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+6.6%+13.6%
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+106.0%+95.0%
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+74.3%+79.8%
10Y Oct 28, 2016 – Oct 28, 2026+426.9%+325.8%
Since launch Jan 30, 2004 – Oct 28, 2026+1,257.5%+931.2%
Since launch, annualised Jan 30, 2004 – Oct 28, 2026+12.1%–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jun 30, 2026

VUG’s fund, all share classes together: in the month to Jun 30, 2026, net $113m went out, by its SEC filing.

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions VUG files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jun 2026. The filing covers all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone: Vanguard sells its ETF as one share class of a fund that also has mutual fund shares. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for VUG, back to Jul 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare VUG with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outJul 2023 to Jun 2026

VUG, all share classes of its fund, money in and money out each month from Jul 2023 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from VUG’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 31 and went out in 5.

Every bar is from VUG’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 31 and went out in 5.

MonthInOutNet
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$4.2bn−$4.3bn−$113m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$3.0bn−$2.4bn+$650m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$4.6bn−$2.9bn+$1.7bn
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$5.4bn−$5.5bn−$105m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$3.3bn−$2.5bn+$774m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$5.7bn−$3.8bn+$1.9bn
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$12.2bn−$10.1bn+$2.1bn
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$3.7bn−$2.4bn+$1.3bn
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$4.0bn−$3.0bn+$1.1bn
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$12.2bn−$13.1bn−$964m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$3.2bn−$2.0bn+$1.2bn
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$3.1bn−$2.5bn+$640m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$5.3bn−$5.0bn+$301m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.1bn−$1.9bn+$160m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$4.7bn−$2.2bn+$2.5bn
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$8.9bn−$6.4bn+$2.4bn
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.1bn−$2.7bn−$628m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$4.4bn−$2.4bn+$2.0bn
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$9.5bn−$7.7bn+$1.8bn
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$4.0bn−$2.0bn+$2.0bn
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$3.5bn−$2.1bn+$1.3bn
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$5.3bn−$4.4bn+$944m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.6bn−$1.9bn+$681m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.9bn−$1.7bn+$1.1bn
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$9.6bn−$8.6bn+$991m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.6bn−$1.3bn+$1.2bn
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$4.5bn−$1.4bn+$3.1bn
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$4.9bn−$3.3bn+$1.6bn
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$3.3bn−$1.7bn+$1.5bn
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.6bn−$1.7bn+$929m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$7.3bn−$6.1bn+$1.2bn
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.2bn−$1.3bn+$900m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$2.4bn−$1.3bn+$1.1bn
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$3.9bn−$3.1bn+$835m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$1.5bn−$981m+$546m
Jul 2023 SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone+$1.9bn−$2.5bn−$549m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

VUG key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$92.64 on Oct 6, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$70.00 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$88.81, 83% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings137
Top ten weight63.1%
P/E ratio (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026)32.1
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. P/E as Vanguard states it, under its terms.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · VUGas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, at least half a one-cent tick
$1,000$0.060.006%
$10,000$0.570.006%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.01%
−0.2%95% of days within ±0.11% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.2%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 1¢ to buy, midpoint − 1¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $88.45, that’s $88.46 to buy and $88.44 to sell.
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VUG top ten by weight, 63.1% of the fund, of its 137 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Sep 30, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

NVIDIA Corp NVDA 13.49%
Apple Inc AAPL 12.51%
Microsoft Corp MSFT 9.74%
Alphabet Inc GOOGL 5.16%
Broadcom Inc AVGO 4.34%
Amazon.com Inc AMZN 4.26%
Meta Platforms Inc META 4.23%
Alphabet Inc GOOG 4.09%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD 2.66%
Tesla Inc TSLA 2.65%
Fund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗See all 137 holdings →Check overlap with another fund →

Source: Vanguard’s month-end holdings file. Data as of Sep 30, 2026. Updated monthly.

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About VUG

What it tracksMorningstar US Large Cap Growth Index
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · U.S. large-cap growth
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026)0.03%
Price$88.81
First tradedJan 30, 2004
Net assets (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)$232.9bnReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index, the index its prospectus names
VUG, Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026−1.44%
Its book of Sep 30, 2026, the same days (ETFIQ, measured on 99% of the book by weight)−1.59%
Against its own holdings (ETFIQ)+0.15 pts
Below its high (ETFIQ)−4.1%
Holdings137
Top ten weight63.1%
Holdings as of (the issuer’s month-end file)Sep 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)97.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)42.6%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)78.8%
IQ Investment Committee on VUG

12 seats on VUG, as of Oct 28, 2026: 5 Mixed, 5 Challenges, 2 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostMixed
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityMixed
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceMixed
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationMixed
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatNot enough data
Put VUG to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about VUG

How has VUG performed?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VUG returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +106.0%.
What does VUG cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
What does VUG hold?
137 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 63.1% of the fund. 97% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is VUG below its high?
4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.
What is the expense ratio of VUG?
VUG's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, read from 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026.
What dividend does VUG pay?
VUG pays quarterly. The last distribution was $0.091 a share, which went ex on Sep 28, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, VUG and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Fee, 0.03%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $232.9bnThe issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end · Sep 30, 2026
HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own month-end file · Sep 30, 2026 ↗
IssuerVanguard page for VUG ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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