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NYSE Arca · Mid-Cap Blend · USD · ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (VO) ETF Analysis

VO
Expense ratio 0.03% Yield 1.4% Assets $216.43B Since January 26, 2004 Family Vanguard

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$81.40
+$0.47 (+0.58%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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VO Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year+12.14%$112.14
3 years+19.18%$169.28
5 years+6.80%$138.94
10 years+11.59%$299.31

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

VO Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+12.97%
2025+11.62%
2024+15.31%
2023+16.03%
2022−18.73%
2021+24.70%
2020+18.10%
2019+30.98%
2018−9.24%
2017+19.28%
2016 (partial year)+2.81%

VO Monthly Returns

−19%+15%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+2.0+3.4−5.9+7.7+2.1+2.4+0.5+1.4−4.4+3.8——
2025+4.3−1.9−4.0−1.0+5.5+4.0+2.2+1.4+1.7−1.0+0.4−0.3
2024−1.5+5.0+4.3−4.7+2.7−0.6+4.0+2.5+2.6−0.4+8.3−6.8
2023+8.0−2.7−1.1−0.8−2.6+8.4+3.5−3.6−4.9−4.7+10.0+7.1
2022−7.9−1.0+2.7−8.0−0.4−9.4+9.6−2.9−9.9+8.5+6.1−5.4
2021−0.5+5.3+2.4+4.8+0.8+1.8+1.3+3.0−4.2+6.6−2.5+3.9
2020−0.2−8.8−18.4+14.2+7.3+2.0+6.3+3.2−1.6−0.1+13.4+4.0
2019+10.5+4.3+1.4+3.7−6.1+7.1+1.3−2.8+2.1+1.1+3.2+2.4
2018+4.3−4.0−0.1−0.2+1.8+0.9+2.5+2.5−0.4−8.4+2.3−9.8
2017+3.0+3.0+0.0+1.2+0.9+0.6+1.8−0.6+2.3+1.4+3.2+1.0

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

VO Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
18.86%
Beta (3y)
0.94
Best year
+30.98%

2019

Worst year
−18.73%

2022

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 NET Cloudflare Inc 1.11%
2 VLO Valero Energy Corp 1.1%
3 MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.1%
4 PSX Phillips 66 1.01%
5 PWR Quanta Services Inc 0.95%
6 VRT Vertiv Holdings Co Class A 0.92%
7 DDOG Datadog Inc Class A 0.91%
8 HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.89%
9 HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc Class A 0.88%
10 LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc 0.86%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF trades as VO and is categorised as Mid-Cap Blend. The fund holds $216.43B in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.03%. On a $10,000 position that is $3.00 a year. Vanguard is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is January 26, 2004.

The largest positions on file are Cloudflare Inc (NET), Valero Energy Corp (VLO), and Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC). Cloudflare Inc alone accounts for 1.11% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 9.72% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VO is $81.40, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +12.14%. Measured over 10 years, that is +11.59% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 1.4%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +30.98%; the weakest is 2022 at −18.73%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is +12.97%.

Price & Risk Profile

Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 18.86%. The reported beta is 0.94. The 52-week range on file runs from $69.44 to $84.59. The latest close sits 17.22% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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