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.
Basic Details
Issuer Vanguard
Fund NameVanguard Growth ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:VUG
Inception Date1/26/2004
Fund ManagerWalter Nejman, Gerard C. O’Reilly
Phone+1-800-5231036
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkMSCI US Prime Market Growth NR USD
CategorySize and Style
FocusLarge Cap
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$33.04 billion
Average Daily Volume$890,739.00
Discount/Premium0.48%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.05%
Other Expenses0.01%
Total Expenses0.06%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.06%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
CustodianJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation
Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
Trustee
Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial
Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vanguard Growth ETF's stock symbol?
Vanguard Growth ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VUG."
How often does Vanguard Growth ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Growth ETF?
Vanguard Growth ETF declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, March 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.3594 per share on Tuesday, March 27th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 22nd. View Vanguard Growth ETF's Dividend History.
Who are Vanguard Growth ETF's key executives?
Vanguard Growth ETF's management team includes the folowing people:
- F. William McNabb III, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, (Age 61)
- Thomas J. Higgins, Chief Financial Officer (Age 56)
- Kathryn J. Hyatt, Treasurer (Age 58)
- Heidi Stam, Secretary (Age 57)
- Emerson U. Fullwood, Independent Trustee (Age 69)
- Rajiv L. Gupta, Independent Trustee (Age 71)
- Amy Gutmann, Independent Trustee (Age 64)
- JoAnn H Heisen, Independent Trustee (Age 63)
- Andre F. Perold Ph.D., Independent Trustee (Age 63)
Has Vanguard Growth ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about VUG stock has been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Vanguard Growth ETF earned a coverage optimism score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company an impact score of 46.11 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
Who are Vanguard Growth ETF's major shareholders?
Vanguard Growth ETF's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Edelman Financial Services LLC (7.78%), UBS Group AG (4.09%), Jones Financial Companies Lllp (3.81%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.62%), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (1.53%) and LPL Financial LLC (1.19%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vanguard Growth ETF.
Which institutional investors are selling Vanguard Growth ETF stock?
VUG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Westwood Holdings Group Inc., Truepoint Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, FDx Advisors Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, PFS Investments Inc. and Jones Financial Companies Lllp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vanguard Growth ETF.
Which institutional investors are buying Vanguard Growth ETF stock?
VUG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Edelman Financial Services LLC, LPL Financial LLC, UBS Group AG, Sei Investments Co., Assetmark Inc., Private Capital Group LLC, United Capital Financial Advisers LLC and Blair William & Co. IL. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vanguard Growth ETF.
How do I buy shares of Vanguard Growth ETF?
Shares of VUG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Vanguard Growth ETF's stock price today?
One share of VUG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $148.55.
How big of a company is Vanguard Growth ETF?
Vanguard Growth ETF has a market capitalization of $33.96 billion.
How can I contact Vanguard Growth ETF?
Vanguard Growth ETF's mailing address is P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, 19482, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-800-5231036.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
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