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Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK)

Large Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
92.07 USD -0.16 (-0.173%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:06 a.m. EDT

The Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF presents a compelling case for aggressive accumulation, driven by a perfect storm of robust fundamentals and constructive market positioning. Over the last nine years, the fund has delivered a staggering 352% cumulative return, fueled by eight consecutive years of positive annual growth with no trailing decline. This trajectory confirms that the market has consistently rewarded the underlying business quality, which remains anchored in dominant competitive positions within the mega-cap space. Technically, the momentum is building. The price has climbed above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, with the latter showing an 11.5% gain over the trailing period. More importantly, the options market is screaming bullishness; the heavy concentration of open interest at the $95 and $100 strike prices acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy, creating a floor that supports further upside. While the statistical forecasting model offers a neutral signal, this is typical for models struggling to predict the inertia of a strong trend; it should not override the clear evidence of price appreciation and institutional positioning. The only caveat is the lack of income generation. With a paltry 0.33% yield, this vehicle is purely a capital appreciation play, unsuitable for investors seeking defensive income. However, for those willing to accept that trade-off, the combination of sustained multi-year growth, a fortress-like historical performance record, and a bullish options landscape makes this a high-conviction entry for the coming months.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.057087
AutoETS0.059131
MSTL0.060564
AutoTheta0.078464

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 2.18
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.681
Excess Kurtosis -0.15
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 30.78

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for upside continuation, evidenced by massive open interest walls at $95 and $100 strikes across multiple expirations. Call volume significantly outpaces put volume, particularly in the near term, while implied volatility remains relatively low (around 27%), suggesting a calm market awaiting a breakout rather than a crash. The distribution of open interest is skewed toward out-of-the-money calls, indicating a bullish bias where traders are betting on the mega-cap growth complex to maintain its rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.10% 0.28% 0.40% 0.47%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.33

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 311.51
All Time Low 5.15
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 160
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,337,810
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,250,984
Average Volume 1,250,984
Average Volume10Days 1,337,810
Beta3 Year 1.27
Bid 90.0
Bid Size 2,120
Category Large Growth
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 92.27
Day Low 90.69
Display Name Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF
Dividend Yield 0.33
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.9913058
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 91.1748
Fifty Day Average Change 0.89520264
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.009818532
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.327229
Fifty Two Week High 95.53
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.459999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03621898
Fifty Two Week Low 63.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change 28.329998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.44446182
Fifty Two Week Range 63.74 - 95.53
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,198,765,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1435071
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.4300003
Fullday Change Percent 0.46703628
Fullday Price 92.5
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 PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_39636485
Nav Price 92.18
Net Assets 35,095,474,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.05
Open 91.01
Pre Market Change 0.4300003
Pre Market Change Percent 0.46703628
Pre Market Price 92.5
Pre Market Time 1,792,141,131
Previous Close 92.23
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.160004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.173483
Regular Market Day High 92.27
Regular Market Day Low 90.69
Regular Market Day Range 90.69 - 92.27
Regular Market Open 91.01
Regular Market Previous Close 92.23
Regular Market Price 92.07
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,400
Regular Market Volume 1,367,230
Short Name Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap G
Source Interval 15
Symbol MGK
Three Year Average Return 0.2613016
Total Assets 35,095,474,176
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 30.7792
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 5.34846
Trailing Three Month Returns 5.34846
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 84.93955
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.1304474
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.083947316
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,367,230
Yield 0.0033000002
Ytd Return 12.50263