Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)

NYSEARCA: VUG · Real-Time Price · USD
81.50
-0.60 (-0.73%)
At close: Apr 21, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
82.27
+0.77 (0.94%)
Pre-market: Apr 22, 2026, 4:06 AM EDT
Assets$210.58B
Expense Ratio0.03%
PE Ratio39.78
Shares Out3.10B
Dividend (ttm)$0.33
Dividend Yield0.41%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 27, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio96.47%
Volume5,807,913
Open82.44
Previous Close82.10
Day's Range81.32 - 82.59
52-Week Low56.31
52-Week High84.23
Beta1.21
Holdings158
Inception DateJan 26, 2004

About VUG

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Large Growth index. The fund tracks an index of large-cap stocks in the US. Holdings are selected and weighed based on growth factors. VUG was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Growth
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol VUG
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked CRSP US Large Growth

Top 10 Holdings

63.87% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA13.32%
Apple Inc.AAPL12.32%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT9.09%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL5.54%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN4.59%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO4.40%
Alphabet Inc.GOOG4.39%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META4.15%
Tesla, Inc.TSLA3.47%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY2.60%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 27, 2026$0.07963Mar 31, 2026
Dec 22, 2025$0.08322Dec 24, 2025
Sep 29, 2025$0.08447Oct 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.08407Jul 2, 2025
Mar 27, 2025$0.08333Mar 31, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$0.08907Dec 26, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

VUG had a total return of 39.47% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.01%.

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