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Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund (MGC)

Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
259.36 USD +2.94 (1.147%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 259.77 +0.41 (0.158%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:03 p.m. EDT

MGC has shown moderate volatility in the short term, with recent price movements fluctuating around the 245-247 range. The dividend yield is stable, with consistent payouts over the past five years, making it a solid option for income-focused investors. However, the short-term forecast suggests a slight decline, which may present a buying opportunity for those looking to capitalize on a potential dip. For long-term investors, MGC's historical performance and diversified exposure to large-cap stocks make it an attractive holding, especially given the recent dip and stable dividend payouts.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.033342
MSTL0.033459
AutoARIMA0.033540
AutoTheta0.036264

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 9.42
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.251
Excess Kurtosis -0.17
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 29.19

As of April 11, 2026, 4:03 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates mixed sentiment. Calls show higher open interest and volume on the 2026-04-17 expiration, particularly for strikes above the current price, suggesting potential bullish speculation. However, the puts show higher implied volatility on the same date, with significant open interest at lower strikes, indicating possible bearish sentiment. The overall options data suggests a cautious approach, with both bullish and bearish positions being taken, but no clear consensus on the immediate direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.30% 1.02% 1.24% 1.36%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-27 0.688 0.299039
2025-12-22 0.597 0.237780
2025-09-29 0.580 0.239925
2025-06-30 0.552 0.247318
2025-03-27 0.599 0.295643
2024-12-23 0.628 0.294433
2024-09-26 0.617 0.304317
2024-06-27 0.618 0.317725
2024-03-21 0.580 0.317386
2023-12-21 0.674 0.410366
2023-09-21 0.572 0.384278
2023-06-23 0.542 0.365152
2023-03-23 0.501 0.377031
2022-12-22 0.604 0.477004
2022-09-28 0.589 0.475446
2022-06-23 0.512 0.406175
2022-03-24 0.475 0.315907
2021-12-27 0.554 0.346266
2021-09-29 0.511 0.351935
2021-06-24 0.465 0.327719
2021-03-26 0.434 0.331124
2020-12-24 0.608 0.494819
2020-09-11 0.401 0.363482
2020-06-25 0.463 0.459271
2020-03-26 0.462 0.543159
2019-12-24 0.517 0.505340
2019-10-01 0.505 0.545533
2019-06-27 0.520 0.567861
2019-03-25 0.481 0.551571
2018-12-24 0.514 0.702748
2018-09-28 0.481 0.535584
2018-06-28 0.458 0.552020
2018-03-22 0.372 0.463344
2017-12-26 0.461 0.569149
2017-09-27 0.473 0.628039
2017-06-23 0.403 0.553924
2017-03-29 0.338 0.482926
2016-12-20 0.471 0.704801
2016-09-20 0.422 0.673778
2016-06-21 0.368 0.606439
2016-03-21 0.369 0.622016
2015-12-17 0.427 0.724215
2015-09-21 0.371 0.660695
2015-06-22 0.357 0.591015
2015-03-23 0.314 0.527003
2014-09-22 0.315 0.557448
2014-06-23 0.306 0.553900
2014-03-24 0.276 0.531284
2013-12-20 0.359 0.707117
2013-09-23 0.296 0.627288
2013-06-24 0.285 0.655557
2013-03-22 0.236 0.552366
2012-12-20 0.377 0.954188
2012-09-24 0.292 0.733873
2012-06-25 0.223 0.625663
2012-03-26 0.213 0.558565
2011-12-21 0.277 0.833540
2011-09-23 0.215 0.711680
2011-06-24 0.216 0.647202
2011-03-25 0.182 0.529980
2010-12-22 0.228 0.693353
2010-09-24 0.220 0.735839
2010-06-24 0.191 0.687148
2010-03-25 0.160 0.529762
2009-12-22 0.285 0.984500
2009-09-24 0.175 0.645672
2009-06-24 0.165 0.708496
2009-03-25 0.208 0.993409
2008-12-22 0.206 0.928016
2008-09-24 0.155 0.519775
2008-06-24 0.171 0.525475
2008-03-25 0.121 0.362814
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 260.13
All Time Low 23.52
Ask 259.77
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 113,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 176,836
Average Volume 176,836
Average Volume10Days 113,390
Beta3 Year 1.0
Bid 259.37
Bid Size 100
Category Large Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 260.13
Day Low 258.0
Dividend Yield 1.02
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.884397
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 245.6166
Fifty Day Average Change 13.743393
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.05595466
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 38.56796
Fifty Two Week High 260.13
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.77001953
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0029601334
Fifty Two Week Low 182.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 76.39998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.41757748
Fifty Two Week Range 182.96 - 260.13
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,198,765,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1305126
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,197,849,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index. The index is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of mega-capitalization stocks in the U.S. 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.
Long Name Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_39636518
Nav Price 256.41
Net Assets 9,361,596,400.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.05
Open 258.0
Post Market Change 0.41000366
Post Market Change Percent 0.15808286
Post Market Price 259.77
Post Market Time 1,776,470,149
Previous Close 256.42
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.93997
Regular Market Change Percent 1.14655
Regular Market Day High 260.13
Regular Market Day Low 258.0
Regular Market Day Range 258.0 - 260.13
Regular Market Open 258.0
Regular Market Previous Close 256.42
Regular Market Price 259.36
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 78,122
Short Name Vanguard Mega Cap ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol MGC
Three Year Average Return 0.2253388
Total Assets 9,361,596,416
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 29.192753
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -5.56878
Trailing Three Month Returns -5.56878
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 243.6403
Two Hundred Day Average Change 15.719681
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06452003
Type Disp ETF
Volume 78,122
Yield 0.010199999
Ytd Return -5.56878