Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization growth stocks.
VUG ETF Review
- Seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index
- Large-cap growth equity
- Employs a passively managed, full-replication strategy
- The fund remains fully invested
- Low expenses minimize net tracking error
Top 10 VUG Holdings
| Ticker | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 12.98% |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 12.75% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 6.45% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 5.30% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc Class A | 3.77% |
| META | Meta Platforms Inc | 3.59% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | 3.14% |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | 3.06% |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 2.27% |
| V | Visa Inc | 1.82% |
| Ticker | Name | Weight |
Popular VUG Comparisons
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What is the Best Growth ETF?
- CGGR: Capital Group Growth ETF
- ESGY: American Century Sustainable Growth ETF
- FDG: American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF
- IVW: iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
- IWF: iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
- IWY: iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF
- MGK: Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund
- QGRO: American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF
- SCHG: Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
- SPYG: SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
- VONG: Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
- VOOG: Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund
- VUG: Vanguard Growth Index Fund
Here is a table comparing VUG to similar Growth ETFs as of January 31, 2024.
| Manager | ETF | Inception | MER | AUM | P/E | Yield | Distributions | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | 15Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ESGY | 2021-06-29 | 0.39% | $14,628,198 | N/A | 0.37% | Quarterly | 36.03% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FDG | 2020-03-31 | 0.45% | $195,470,331 | N/A | N/A | Quarterly | 26.71% | -0.39% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| QGRO | 2018-09-10 | 0.29% | $852,272,658 | 31.70 | 0.41% | Quarterly | 26.43 | 8.59 | 16.45% | N/A | N/A |
 | IVW | 2000-05-22 | 0.18% | $37,410,965,240 | 26.97 | 1.03% | Quarterly | 26.45% | 7.63% | 15.01% | 13.81% | 15.67% |
| IWF | 2000-05-22 | 0.19% | $85,283,987,134 | 35.34 | 0.67% | Quarterly | 34.84% | 9.87% | 17.82% | 15.27% | 17.05% |
| IWY | 2009-09-22 | 0.20% | $9,908,993,424 | 36.96 | 0.68% | Quarterly | 39.24% | 11.78% | 19.38% | 16.56% | N/A |
 | CGGR | 2022-02-22 | 0.39% | $4,294,300,000 | 27.72 | 0.40% | Semi-Annually | 30.39% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 | SCHG | 2009-12-11 | 0.04% | $24,780,861,080 | 39.28 | 0.46% | Quarterly | 40.12% | 10.67% | 18.50% | 15.46% | N/A |
 | SPYG | 2000-09-25 | 0.04% | $22,453,880,000 | 26.96 | 1.15% | Quarterly | 26.66% | 7.78% | 15.16% | 13.92% | 16.18% |
 | MGK | 2007-12-17 | 0.07% | $16,400,000,000 | 41.21 | 0.50% | Quarterly | 40.43% | 10.27% | 18.76% | 15.43% | 17.02% |
| VONG | 2010-09-20 | 0.08% | $17,100,000,000 | 35.79 | 0.71% | Quarterly | 34.90% | 9.96% | 17.96% | 15.39% | N/A |
| VOOG | 2010-09-07 | 0.04% | $8,800,000,000 | 27.12 | 1.12% | Quarterly | 26.45% | 7.73% | 15.09% | 13.88% | N/A |
| VUG | 2004-01-26 | 0.04% | $104,500,000,000 | 39.43 | 0.58% | Quarterly | 35.89% | 8.86% | 17.57% | 14.57% | 16.59% |
| Manager | ETF | Inception | MER | AUM | P/E | Yield | Distributions | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | 15Y |
Conclusion
VUG is a growth ETF that has an extremely low MER of 0.04% and is a great option for your investment portfolio.
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