# VUG (Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF) Vanguard · Stock ETFs · U.S. large-cap growth · data as of Oct 28, 2026 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 measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/ VUG tracks an index of US growth and returned +6.6% over the past year. ## Key facts - VUG, total return, 1 year: +6.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VUG, expense ratio: 0.03%, as of Apr 28, 2026. - VUG, holdings: 137, as of Sep 30, 2026. - VUG, below its high: −4.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VUG, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 0.4%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VUG, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026: $0.091, as of Sep 28, 2026. - VUG, net assets: $232.9bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026). ## VUG over each window to Oct 28, 2026 | Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 month | −1.4% | +0.9% | | 3 months | +8.3% | +6.1% | | 6 months | +7.6% | +9.1% | | Year to date | +9.6% | +14.1% | | 1 year | +6.6% | +13.6% | | 3 years | +106.0% | +95.0% | | 5 years | +74.3% | +79.8% | | 10 years | +426.9% | +325.8% | | Since launch | +1,257.5% | +931.2% | | Since launch, annualised | +12.1% | – | ## VUG key stats - 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $92.64 on Oct 6, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $70.00 on Mar 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $88.81, 83% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Holdings: 137 - Top ten weight: 63.1% - P/E ratio: 32.1 (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026) ## VUG trading - Not scored. - $1,000: at least $0.06, 0.006%, one way, half a one-cent tick. - $10,000: at least $0.57, 0.006%, one way, half a one-cent tick. - Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.01%; 95% of days within ±0.11%. - Limit: 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. - The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vug/trading/ ## Every published field | Field | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | What it tracks | Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index | ETFIQ | | Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ | | Category | Stocks · U.S. large-cap growth | ETFIQ | | Expense ratio | 0.03% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026 | | Price | $88.81 | ETFIQ | | First traded | Jan 30, 2004 | ETFIQ | | Net assets | $232.9bn | the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 | | Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the Morningstar US Large Cap Growth Index, the index its prospectus names | ETFIQ, from its filings | | VUG, Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026 | −1.44% | ETFIQ | | Its book of Sep 30, 2026, the same days | −1.59% | ETFIQ, measured on 99% of the book by weight | | Against its own holdings | +0.15 pts | ETFIQ | | Below its high | −4.1% | ETFIQ | | Holdings | 137 | ETFIQ | | Top ten weight | 63.1% | ETFIQ | | Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file | | Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 97.3% | ETFIQ | | Active share vs the S&P 500 | 42.6% | ETFIQ | | Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 78.8% | ETFIQ | ## Money in and out, to Jun 30, 2026 Monthly data only. Jun 2026: −$113m, 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: . Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows ## Questions ### 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. ## Cite this page ETFIQ, VUG, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vug Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at . HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/vug · JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/vug.json