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Vanguard Growth ETF

VUG - Snapshot

Vitals

  • YTD Return 34.9%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Return 18.6%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Return 16.4%
  • Net Assets $126 B
  • Holdings in Top 10 45.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$243.67
$137.53
$246.31

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

  • Expense Ratio 0.04%

SALES FEES

  • Front Load N/A
  • Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

  • Turnover 11.00%

TRADING FEES

  • Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

  • Standard (Taxable) N/A
  • IRA N/A

Fund Classification

Compare VUG to Popular U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity Funds and ETFs

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

American Funds The Growth Fund of America®

Fund

$67.29

+1.20%

$218.07 B

0.57%

$0.38

31.61%

-

Invesco QQQ Trust

QQQ | ETF

$303.46

+1.28%

$129.99 B

0.54%

$1.63

42.91%

-

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

VUG | ETF

$246.31

+1.08%

$125.92 B

0.54%

$1.32

34.85%

-

Vanguard Growth Index Fund

Fund

$126.45

-0.28%

$125.92 B

-

$0.00

34.71%

-

Fidelity® Contrafund® Fund

Fund

$17.68

+1.03%

$124.79 B

-

$0.00

28.96%

-

VUG - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 35.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 18.6%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 16.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.09%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.5%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard Growth Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Vanguard
  • Inception Date
    Jan 26, 2004
  • Shares Outstanding
    267215581
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Gerard O’Reilly

Fund Description

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of index, a broadly diversified index predominantly made up of growth stocks of large U.S. companies. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

VUG - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VUG Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 34.9% -67.9% 126.0% 28.21%
1 Yr 30.4% -9.0% 135.4% 28.65%
3 Yr 18.6%* -3.8% 41.0% 31.71%
5 Yr 16.4%* -10.6% 33.4% 29.15%
10 Yr 15.8%* 5.1% 22.1% 24.32%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VUG Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2019 35.6% -28.8% 76.0% 4.81%
2018 -4.5% -64.5% 10.6% 16.02%
2017 26.2% -68.7% 64.3% 14.31%
2016 4.8% -56.6% 15.3% 21.13%
2015 1.9% -82.5% 11.4% 21.38%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VUG Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 35.2% -67.8% 126.0% 27.32%
1 Yr 30.4% -12.7% 133.0% 26.58%
3 Yr 18.6%* -5.7% 41.0% 28.50%
5 Yr 16.4%* -11.6% 33.4% 27.58%
10 Yr 15.8%* 5.1% 22.1% 23.15%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VUG Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2019 35.6% -28.8% 76.0% 4.81%
2018 -4.5% -64.5% 16.5% 34.30%
2017 26.2% -24.8% 64.3% 48.53%
2016 4.8% -56.6% 17.1% 33.61%
2015 1.9% -38.0% 17.3% 50.64%

VUG - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VUG Category Low Category High VUG % Rank
Net Assets 126 B 10.3 K 218 B 1.58%
Number of Holdings 259 1 2364 8.70%
Net Assets in Top 10 57.3 B 425 K 89.8 B 1.74%
Weighting of Top 10 45.56% 10.5% 100.0% 46.10%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Apple Inc 10.54%
  2. Microsoft Corp 9.64%
  3. Amazon.com Inc 8.13%
  4. Facebook Inc A 3.98%
  5. Alphabet Inc A 3.05%
  6. Alphabet Inc Class C 2.89%
  7. Visa Inc Class A 1.86%
  8. NVIDIA Corp 1.85%
  9. Mastercard Inc A 1.83%
  10. Tesla Inc 1.82%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VUG % Rank
Stocks 		99.99% 48.25% 116.73% 9.39%
Cash 		0.01% -12.08% 51.74% 88.62%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 2.39% 45.51%
Other 		0.00% -17.43% 18.94% 50.14%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 6.97% 38.62%
Bonds 		0.00% -0.42% 9.62% 39.74%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VUG % Rank
Technology 		36.99% 0.00% 53.57% 22.75%
Consumer Cyclical 		18.29% 0.00% 48.24% 27.90%
Communication Services 		14.59% 0.00% 67.67% 32.39%
Healthcare 		9.01% 0.00% 69.42% 91.09%
Financial Services 		7.33% 0.00% 41.61% 76.96%
Industrials 		5.66% 0.00% 29.16% 45.58%
Real Estate 		3.17% 0.00% 23.28% 19.57%
Consumer Defense 		2.95% 0.00% 19.68% 61.23%
Basic Materials 		1.70% 0.00% 13.33% 36.74%
Energy 		0.30% 0.00% 19.81% 26.74%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 11.79% 60.29%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VUG % Rank
US 		98.94% 46.80% 116.11% 11.52%
Non US 		1.05% 0.00% 36.31% 78.70%

VUG - Expenses

Operational Fees

VUG Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.04% 0.01% 23.28% 99.25%
Management Fee 0.03% 0.00% 1.50% 2.32%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 1.02% N/A

Sales Fees

VUG Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.50% 8.50% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.50% N/A

Trading Fees

VUG Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.50% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VUG Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 11.00% 0.00% 464.00% 7.25%

VUG - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VUG Category Low Category High VUG % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.54% 0.00% 17.68% 4.03%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VUG Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually Quarterly Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VUG Category Low Category High VUG % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.09% -8.87% 2.43% 5.03%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VUG Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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VUG - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Gerard O’Reilly

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 1994

25.85

25.9%

Gerard C. O’Reilly, Principal of Vanguard Group, Inc. Gerard has been with Vanguard since 1992, has managed investment portfolios since 1994, O'Reilly has managed stock index portfolios since 1994. Education: B.S., Villanova University.

Walter Nejman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 27, 2016

4.52

4.5%

Walter Nejman, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 2005; has worked in investment management since 2008; and has co-managed the Communication Services Index, Health Care Index, Industrials Index, and Information Technology Index Funds since 2015. Education: B.A., Arcadia University; M.B.A., Villanova University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.01 52.87 7.72 0.83

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