VUG
Vanguard Growth ETF
Vanguard Growth ETF seeks to track the performance of the CI US Prime Market Growth Index.
US
EQUITY
Rules-Based
MANAGEMENT STYLE
134.7 B
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
4 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | Vanguard Group Inc/The |
Category | US |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Jan 26, 2004 |
Assets (mns) | $134,720 |
Expense ratio | 4 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Multi-Factor |
Weighting | Multi-Factor |
Holdings Transparency | Delayed |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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NVIDIA CORP | 11.5 % |
APPLE INC | 11.1 % |
MICROSOFT CORP | 10.6 % |
AMAZON.COM INC | 6.3 % |
META PLATFORMS INC | 4.6 % |
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A | 3.4 % |
TESLA MOTORS INC | 3.1 % |
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C | 2.7 % |
ELI LILLY & CO | 2.5 % |
VISA INC. CLASS A | 1.8 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 187 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 487 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $1,309,050 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 99.3% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 0.3% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES | 97.2 % | |
BRITAIN | 0.8 % | |
IRELAND | 0.8 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 10/31/2024)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Returns | 23.6% | 44.0% | 32.0% | 7.5% | 18.4% | 15.2% | 11.6% | Volatility | 17.6% | 16.9% | 19.0% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 20.7% | -- |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 1.18 | 88% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.90 | 54% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.75 | 36% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 1,247 |
Turnover | 0.4% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.03% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $214,376 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $408.62 |
30d moving avg. | $386.84 |
Annualized volatility | 21.8% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 51 |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.1% |
Short interest (underlying) | 1.6% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. VUG |
Expenses vs. VUG |
ALTAR Score™ vs. VUG |
---|---|---|---|---|
MGK | Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF | 83.9% | +3 bp | +0.2% |
IWF | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 82.4% | +15 bp | +0.4% |
VONG | Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 82.4% | +4 bp | +0.5% |
IVW | iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF | 80.9% | +14 bp | +0.5% |
SPYG | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF | 80.8% | 0 bp | +0.6% |
VOOG | Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF | 80.8% | +6 bp | +0.5% |
SCHG | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | 80.8% | 0 bp | +0.1% |
IWY | iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF | 79.3% | +16 bp | +0.6% |
ILCG | iShares Morningstar Growth ETF | 79.1% | 0 bp | -0.1% |
IUSG | iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF | 79.0% | 0 bp | +0.6% |
Risk and Returns: VUG vs. Comps (1 YR)
Notes: Top 10 overlapping ETFs. Funds with insufficient history not shown. Some funds may overlap. Hover over data point for ticker symbol.
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Results & Estimates
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Return on Equity
Net Margins
EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
Compound Annual Growth Rates
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 11/13/2024
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VUG
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ETF Research Center Rating
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
ALTAR Score™
VUG
4.0%
Cat. Avg
5.4%
ALTAR Score™ Calculation
Category Overview
There are 973 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 5.4% and a standard deviation of
2.4%. VUG's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.6 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places VUG in the 28th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating
Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents
VUGSELL
U/W
HOLD
O/W
BUY
Expense Analysis
Peer Group | Rules-Based US Equity ETFs |
# of ETFs | 609 |
Avg. Expense Ratio | 46.6 bp |
Std. Deviation | 32.9 bp |
VUG (4 bp) Percentile rank | 10 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
---|---|---|---|
VUG | 4.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 |
Peer Avg. | 46.8 | 16.9 | 63.7 |
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