Vanguard Growth ETF

Vanguard Growth ETF

About

Vanguard Growth ETF (US9229087369) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the Spliced Growth Index. With a expense ratio of 0.03%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 155 positions across 2 regions with 231.9B in assets, with heavy concentration — 100% in United States, 56% in Technology.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
Component Score Details
Overall 7.5 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 9.2 Tracking Difference: 8.9 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 10.0
Diversification (45%) 5.0 Holding Count: 4.4 · Country Concentration: 4.9 · Sector Concentration: 5.8
Liquidity (25%) 10.0 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker VUG
ISIN
Fund Size $231.9B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Jan 2004
Base Currency USD
Index Spliced Growth Index
Asset Class Equities
Category US Equity

Costs

9.2
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.03%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month -0.03%
3 Months -0.80%
6 Months -0.82%
1 Year -0.80%
3 Years -0.69%
5 Years -0.70%
10 Years -0.19%
YTD -0.82%
Since Inception -0.19%

Holdings

4.4
With only 155 individual holdings, this fund is relatively concentrated compared to other ETFs.
#1
NVIDIA Corp
13.10%
#2
Apple Inc
12.32%
#3
Microsoft Corp
8.99%
#4
Alphabet Inc
5.95%
#5
Broadcom Inc
5.17%
#6
Amazon.com Inc
4.85%
#7
Alphabet Inc
4.68%
#8
Meta Platforms Inc
3.73%
#9
Tesla Inc
3.31%
#10
Eli Lilly & Co
2.53%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 NVIDIA Corp NVDA 1310.00%
2 Apple Inc AAPL 1232.00%
3 Microsoft Corp MSFT 899.00%
4 Alphabet Inc GOOGL 595.00%
5 Broadcom Inc AVGO 517.00%
6 Amazon.com Inc AMZN 485.00%
7 Alphabet Inc GOOG 468.00%
8 Meta Platforms Inc META 373.00%
9 Tesla Inc TSLA 331.00%
10 Eli Lilly & Co LLY 253.00%
11 Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD 230.00%
12 Visa Inc V 145.00%
13 Costco Wholesale Corp COST 115.00%
14 Lam Research Corp LRCX 109.00%
15 Mastercard Inc MA 107.00%
16 Oracle Corp ORCL 107.00%
17 Netflix Inc NFLX 99.00%
18 Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR 93.00%
19 GE Vernova Inc GEV 72.00%
20 Sandisk Corp/DE SNDK 71.00%
21 KLA Corp KLAC 70.00%
22 Palo Alto Networks Inc PANW 64.00%
23 Seagate Technology Holdings PLC STX 55.00%
24 McDonald's Corp MCD 54.00%
25 Amphenol Corp APH 51.00%
26 Marvell Technology Inc MRVL 51.00%
27 Boeing Co/The BA 50.00%
28 Applied Materials Inc AMAT 50.00%
29 Crowdstrike Holdings Inc CRWD 49.00%
30 TJX Cos Inc/The TJX 48.00%
31 Arista Networks Inc ANET 47.00%
32 General Electric Co GE 45.00%
33 Intuitive Surgical Inc ISRG 42.00%
34 AppLovin Corp APP 42.00%
35 Uber Technologies Inc UBER 40.00%
36 Welltower Inc WELL 40.00%
37 Texas Instruments Inc TXN 39.00%
38 Booking Holdings Inc BKNG 37.00%
39 ServiceNow Inc NOW 36.00%
40 Vertiv Holdings Co VRT 34.00%
41 Starbucks Corp SBUX 32.00%
42 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX 32.00%
43 Quanta Services Inc PWR 30.00%
44 Cadence Design Systems Inc CDNS 30.00%
45 Adobe Inc ADBE 30.00%
46 Equinix Inc EQIX 30.00%
47 Stryker Corp SYK 29.00%
48 Howmet Aerospace Inc HWM 29.00%
49 Western Digital Corp WDC 27.00%
50 Intuit Inc INTU 26.00%

Sectors

5.8
This fund invests across 11 sectors, though some concentration exists in a few areas.
 
Sector Weight
Technology 5568.00%
Communication Services 1593.00%
Consumer Discretionary 1173.00%
Industrials 477.00%
Health Care 461.00%
Financials 408.00%
Consumer Staples 133.00%
Real Estate 91.00%
Materials 57.00%
Energy 26.00%
Unknown 13.00%

Regions

4.9
This fund is concentrated in just 3 countries, with significant geographic concentration.
 
Country Weight
United States 9981.00%
UNKNOWN 13.00%
United Kingdom 6.00%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
391.6%
Volatility
-83.3%
Max Drawdown
-0.26
Sharpe Ratio
-0.26
Sortino Ratio
-1.22
Calmar Ratio
-0.81
Beta
-23.09%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.011
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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