Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market. The Fund 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 may invest, to a limited extent, in stock futures and options contracts, warrants, convertible securities and swap agreements. Its investment advisor is Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $469.52 to $472.54
• 50-Day Range: $438.32 to $471.51
• 52-Week Range: $316.14 to $472.54
• Volume: 969,679 shs
• Average Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $188.68 billion
• Assets Under Management: $190.90 billion
• Dividend Yield: 0.42%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.04%
• Aggregate Rating: Moderate Buy

VUG ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VUG shares performed this year?

Vanguard Growth ETF's stock was trading at $410.44 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VUG shares have increased by 14.9% and is now trading at $471.51.

Who are Vanguard Growth ETF's major shareholders?

Vanguard Growth ETF's top institutional shareholders include Bank of America Corp DE (12.34%), Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC (2.30%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (2.02%) and Ameriprise Financial Inc. (0.97%).

How do I buy shares of Vanguard Growth ETF?

Shares of VUG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Growth ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vanguard Growth ETF investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV), AbbVie (ABBV), Adobe (ADBE) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Fund Details

• Issuer: Vanguard
• Fund Name: Vanguard Growth ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:VUG
• Inception Date: 1/26/2004
• Fund Manager: Walter Nejman, Gerard OReilly
• Web: www.vanguard.com
• Phone: +1-800-5231036

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index
• Category: Size and Style
• Focus: Large Cap
• Development Level: Developed Markets
• Region: North America
• Number of Holdings: 168

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $190.90 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $889.45 thousand
• Discount/Premium: 0.00%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Advisor: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Distributor: Vanguard Marketing Corporation
• Transfer Agent: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Virtu Financial

Options

• Optionable: Optionable
• Options Volume: 633
• Put Options: 56
• Call Options: 577
• Short Interest: 849,600 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 400,160,000
• Beta: 1.11
• Creation Unit: 25,000
• Creation Fee: $350.00