Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK)Large Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
90.12 USD
-0.36
(-0.398%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 90.68 +0.56 (0.621%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT
The Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF presents a compelling case for aggressive accumulation, driven by a perfect alignment of superior long-term fundamentals and constructive short-term momentum. The underlying business quality is exceptional, boasting a nearly 340% cumulative gain over the last nine years with no recent annual declines, indicating a robust and resilient growth trajectory. This fundamental strength is now being priced in, yet the technical setup remains favorable, trading above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which suggests institutional support at these levels. Short-term, the instrument is primed for a continuation of its uptrend. The options market confirms this sentiment, with traders aggressively betting on upside moves while keeping hedging costs low. The statistical forecast models also lean positive, adding a layer of quantitative confirmation to the bullish thesis. While the dividend yield is minimal, it is irrelevant for a pure growth vehicle where capital appreciation is the primary engine. The concentration risk—where five holdings drive most gains—is a feature of this specific strategy rather than a bug, offering high-beta exposure to the best large-cap performers. Investors seeking to capitalize on the mega-cap growth rotation should view this as a core holding with a high-conviction near-term entry profile. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.021296 |
| AutoETS | 0.034880 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.035305 |
| MSTL | 0.035838 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 63% |
| H-stat | 1.59 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.061 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.00 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 31.65 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily skewed bullish, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (95% of call volume) versus negligible put activity. The call chain shows significant positioning at strikes 91 and 96 for the September expiration, suggesting a target range above current prices. While there is some defensive put buying at lower strikes (78-81) for October, the overwhelming capital flow is directional long exposure, with implied volatility remaining relatively compressed compared to deep out-of-the-money strikes.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.10% | 0.37% | 0.45% | 0.49% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | 0.0840 | 0.099680 |
| 2026-03-27 | 0.0642 | 0.090339 |
| 2025-12-22 | 0.0786 | 0.094676 |
| 2025-09-29 | 0.0670 | 0.083656 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.0766 | 0.104596 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.0680 | 0.107266 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.0982 | 0.139461 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.0748 | 0.115937 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.0618 | 0.097476 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.0604 | 0.104610 |
| 2023-12-21 | 0.0858 | 0.165394 |
| 2023-09-21 | 0.0632 | 0.138700 |
| 2023-06-23 | 0.0548 | 0.118769 |
| 2023-03-23 | 0.0566 | 0.143335 |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.0678 | 0.196967 |
| 2022-09-28 | 0.0694 | 0.190262 |
| 2022-06-23 | 0.0552 | 0.149141 |
| 2022-03-24 | 0.0476 | 0.101988 |
| 2021-12-27 | 0.0552 | 0.104415 |
| 2021-09-29 | 0.0544 | 0.115093 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.0524 | 0.114445 |
| 2021-03-26 | 0.0540 | 0.131682 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.0900 | 0.223436 |
| 2020-09-11 | 0.0534 | 0.147164 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.0594 | 0.182522 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.0610 | 0.236489 |
| 2019-12-24 | 0.0720 | 0.248105 |
| 2019-10-01 | 0.0746 | 0.284863 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.0834 | 0.323331 |
| 2019-03-25 | 0.0178 | 0.072446 |
| 2018-12-24 | 0.0226 | 0.113545 |
| 2018-09-28 | 0.0800 | 0.312086 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.0856 | 0.360148 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.0516 | 0.228056 |
| 2017-12-26 | 0.0844 | 0.378238 |
| 2017-09-27 | 0.0706 | 0.339162 |
| 2017-06-23 | 0.0694 | 0.341636 |
| 2017-03-29 | 0.0484 | 0.252794 |
| 2016-12-20 | 0.0804 | 0.455369 |
| 2016-09-20 | 0.0680 | 0.392973 |
| 2016-06-21 | 0.0608 | 0.365121 |
| 2016-03-21 | 0.0566 | 0.343822 |
| 2015-12-17 | 0.0698 | 0.419572 |
| 2015-09-21 | 0.0600 | 0.372949 |
| 2015-06-22 | 0.0606 | 0.355300 |
| 2015-03-23 | 0.0472 | 0.277060 |
| 2014-09-22 | 0.0478 | 0.306214 |
| 2014-06-23 | 0.0512 | 0.335694 |
| 2014-03-24 | 0.0396 | 0.273556 |
| 2013-12-20 | 0.0612 | 0.429836 |
| 2013-09-23 | 0.0478 | 0.362726 |
| 2013-06-24 | 0.0434 | 0.365874 |
| 2013-03-22 | 0.0346 | 0.290366 |
| 2012-12-20 | 0.0776 | 0.692733 |
| 2012-09-24 | 0.0418 | 0.363226 |
| 2012-06-25 | 0.0362 | 0.351661 |
| 2012-03-26 | 0.0286 | 0.257658 |
| 2011-12-21 | 0.0434 | 0.455213 |
| 2011-09-23 | 0.0292 | 0.329720 |
| 2011-06-24 | 0.0330 | 0.348616 |
| 2011-03-25 | 0.0248 | 0.254882 |
| 2010-12-22 | 0.0358 | 0.377637 |
| 2010-09-24 | 0.0346 | 0.403357 |
| 2010-06-24 | 0.0246 | 0.309668 |
| 2010-03-25 | 0.0214 | 0.246430 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.0396 | 0.473798 |
| 2009-09-24 | 0.0252 | 0.325666 |
| 2009-06-24 | 0.0230 | 0.340438 |
| 2009-03-25 | 0.0274 | 0.451996 |
| 2008-12-22 | 0.0266 | 0.433931 |
| 2008-09-24 | 0.0270 | 0.321276 |
| 2008-06-24 | 0.0196 | 0.208466 |
| 2008-03-25 | 0.0120 | 0.129955 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 311.51 |
| All Time Low | 5.15 |
| Ask | 90.69 |
| Ask Size | 560 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,053,420 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,484,884 |
| Average Volume | 1,484,884 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,053,420 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.26 |
| Bid | 89.87 |
| Bid Size | 40 |
| Category | Large Growth |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 91.205 |
| Day Low | 90.0 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.34 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.8471634 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 87.937 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.1830063 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.024824662 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 18.420017 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 92.38 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.2599945 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.024464112 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 63.74 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 26.380001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.41386884 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 63.74 - 92.38 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,198,765,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1348829 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.360001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.397879 |
| Fullday Price | 90.68 |
| 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 growth stocks in the United States. 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. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_39636485 |
| Nav Price | 90.51 |
| Net Assets | 32,401,784,800.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.05 |
| Open | 90.54 |
| Post Market Change | 0.55999756 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.621391 |
| Post Market Price | 90.68 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 90.48 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.360001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.397879 |
| Regular Market Day High | 91.205 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 90.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 90.0 - 91.205 |
| Regular Market Open | 90.54 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 90.48 |
| Regular Market Price | 90.12 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 846,948 |
| Short Name | Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap G |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | MGK |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2531118 |
| Total Assets | 32,401,784,832 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 31.652557 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.89952 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.89952 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 83.35366 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.766342 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0811763 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 846,948 |
| Yield | 0.0034 |
| Ytd Return | 4.77649 |