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Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (VTWG)

Small Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
250.30 USD -6.03 (-2.352%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF presents a classic case of a fundamentally sound asset currently trapped in a short-term consolidation phase. Over the last nine years, the underlying small-cap growth portfolio has delivered exceptional returns, climbing 114% while avoiding a multi-year structural decline, evidenced by seven positive annual returns versus just two negative ones. However, the immediate outlook is muted; the fund is trading below its 50-day moving average, and the statistical forecast model leans slightly negative for the coming month, suggesting a continuation of the recent sideways-to-downward drift. While the long-term thesis remains intact given the robust historical performance and lack of recent consecutive annual losses, the short-term momentum lacks the fuel for a breakout, making it a neutral hold rather than a high-conviction entry until technicals turn.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.029426
AutoETS0.029426
MSTL0.029792
AutoTheta0.032345

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 0.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.148
Excess Kurtosis -1.42
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 21.24

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across both calls and puts. Implied volatility is low, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or fear regarding near-term moves.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.13% 0.69% 0.65% 0.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-23 0.336 0.127640
2026-06-18 0.425 0.149437
2026-03-24 0.324 0.140072
2025-12-22 0.667 0.272869
2025-09-24 0.254 0.108910
2025-06-20 0.379 0.187968
2025-03-25 0.218 0.110778
2024-12-23 0.407 0.192371
2024-09-26 0.227 0.110667
2024-06-27 0.265 0.138454
2024-03-21 0.266 0.136403
2023-12-19 0.480 0.262611
2023-09-21 0.376 0.231228
2023-06-23 0.273 0.160409
2023-03-23 0.329 0.208743
2022-12-15 0.507 0.321803
2022-09-28 0.393 0.254649
2022-06-29 0.139 0.091889
2022-03-24 0.063 0.033733
2021-12-16 0.624 0.306483
2021-09-29 0.234 0.108539
2021-06-29 0.106 0.046688
2021-03-26 0.194 0.089455
2020-12-17 0.387 0.185407
2020-09-11 0.193 0.123457
2020-06-25 0.197 0.132660
2020-03-26 0.234 0.199897
2019-12-16 0.358 0.232241
2019-09-26 0.345 0.244369
2019-06-21 0.248 0.170599
2019-03-25 0.168 0.119616
2018-12-13 0.252 0.194911
2018-09-26 0.267 0.171374
2018-06-28 0.213 0.143793
2018-03-22 0.145 0.103262
2017-12-14 0.237 0.178827
2017-09-27 0.231 0.178751
2017-06-28 0.235 0.190129
2017-03-22 0.165 0.144155
2016-12-14 0.324 0.289234
2016-09-20 0.412 0.385371
2016-06-21 0.174 0.175121
2016-03-21 0.161 0.170497
2015-12-21 0.262 0.261477
2015-09-21 0.473 0.451594
2014-12-22 0.641 0.622089
2013-12-24 0.549 0.558608
2012-12-24 0.562 0.819242
2011-12-23 0.185 0.302041
2010-12-27 0.170 0.266416
Additional Data
dividendDate 2017-03-28
dividendYield 0.67

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 289.14
All Time Low 49.47
Ask 282.41
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 22,910
Average Daily Volume3 Month 21,528
Average Volume 21,528
Average Volume10Days 22,910
Beta3 Year 1.46
Bid 281.82
Bid Size 3
Category Small Growth
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 253.86
Day Low 249.165
Display Name Russell 2000 Gr Idx Fd ETF
Dividend Date 1,490,659,200
Dividend Yield 0.67
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.783543
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 271.5566
Fifty Day Average Change -21.256607
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.07827689
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.592371
Fifty Two Week High 289.14
Fifty Two Week High Change -38.84001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13432942
Fifty Two Week Low 218.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 31.460007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14375803
Fifty Two Week Range 218.84 - 289.14
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,285,162,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.041887898
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -6.5688934
Fullday Change Percent -2.5626817
Fullday Price 250.3
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,306,281,600
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 advisor employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The index is designed to measure the performance of small-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.
Long Name Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_113666171
Nav Price 256.14
Net Assets 1,638,051,330.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.06
Open 253.21
Previous Close 256.329
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -6.02901
Regular Market Change Percent -2.35206
Regular Market Day High 253.86
Regular Market Day Low 249.165
Regular Market Day Range 249.165 - 253.86
Regular Market Open 253.21
Regular Market Previous Close 256.329
Regular Market Price 250.3
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,000
Regular Market Volume 15,894
Short Name Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol VTWG
Three Year Average Return 0.1856838
Total Assets 1,638,051,328
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 21.24149
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -9.36395
Trailing Three Month Returns -9.36395
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 261.36615
Two Hundred Day Average Change -11.066147
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.042339634
Type Disp ETF
Volume 15,894
Yield 0.0067000003
Ytd Return 10.78118