Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is an exchange-traded fund in the Large Growth category. Total net assets stand at $379.42B. The expense ratio is 0.03%. On a $10,000 position that is $3.00 a year. Vanguard is the fund family on file. It has been trading since November 2, 1992.

Its biggest positions are NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), Apple Inc (AAPL), and Microsoft Corp (MSFT). NVIDIA Corp alone accounts for 12.73% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 64.27% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VUG is $88.45, dated September 4, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned −80.90%. The stored price history starts on February 7, 2025, and the total return since then is −78.78%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 0.38%. The provider also reports a 3 years average return of +23.19%.

So far in 2026 the price is −81.87%.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $69.63 to $90.60. The latest close sits 27.02% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 1 year is 85.56%. The reported beta is 1.27. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.