Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund (MGK)Large Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
87.69 USD
-1.37
(-1.538%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:19 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook remains exceptionally strong, driven by a nine-year trajectory of robust growth with no recent consecutive declines and a massive cumulative gain of over 330%. The business fundamentals are clearly superior, evidenced by eight out of nine years of positive annual returns. However, the short-term picture is clouded by significant selling pressure; the stock has drifted lower recently, trading below its 50-day average, and the statistical forecast model indicates a flat-to-negative lean for the coming month. While the long-term thesis is unassailable, the immediate path faces headwinds from both technical weakness and a defensive options setup that suggests traders are hedging against a pullback. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.025700 |
| MSTL | 0.033451 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.037671 |
| AutoETS | 0.037671 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 57% |
| H-stat | 0.64 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.455 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.79 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 33.29 |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:19 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest concentrated just below the current price ($84-$85 strikes), creating a visible wall of resistance. Despite this defensive posture, call volume is spiking significantly at higher strikes ($96-$97), indicating a speculative bet on a breakout above the $90 resistance level. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expiration, reflecting uncertainty around the immediate price range.
| 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 | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 280 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,428,460 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,719,840 |
| Average Volume | 1,719,840 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,428,460 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.26 |
| Bid | 85.87 |
| Bid Size | 40 |
| Category | Large Growth |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 88.72 |
| Day Low | 87.56 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.33 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.6337638 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 87.7366 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.04660034 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.00053113914 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 20.28308 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 92.38 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.689995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.05076851 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 70.322 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 17.368004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.24697824 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 70.322 - 92.38 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,198,765,800,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1356409 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,207,180,800 |
| 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 Mega Cap Growth Index Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_39636485 |
| Nav Price | 89.08 |
| Net Assets | 33,301,635,100.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.05 |
| Open | 88.5 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.4200058 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.47896656 |
| Pre Market Price | 87.27 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,022,743 |
| Previous Close | 89.06 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.37 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.53828 |
| Regular Market Day High | 88.72 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 87.56 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 87.56 - 88.72 |
| Regular Market Open | 88.5 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 89.06 |
| Regular Market Price | 87.69 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,567,470 |
| Short Name | Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | MGK |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.22828011 |
| Total Assets | 33,301,635,072 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 33.29456 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 19.82336 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 19.82336 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 82.1791 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.5109024 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06705966 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,567,470 |
| Yield | 0.0033000002 |
| Ytd Return | 6.79096 |