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Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (VTWG)

Small Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
260.23 USD +5.57 (2.187%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 257.24 -2.99 (-2.990%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:02 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:26 p.m. EDT

VTWG has shown some volatility in recent price movements, with a recent surge and pullbacks. The dividend yield is relatively stable, which is positive for income-focused investors. However, the short-term forecasting model suggests a very slight downward trend, which might indicate caution for short-term traders. Long-term investors might consider the recent dip as an opportunity to buy and hold, given the fund's exposure to small-cap growth and the consistent dividend payouts. Options activity is mixed, with both bullish and bearish signals, but the overall sentiment leans slightly bullish for the medium to long term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.049355
AutoETS0.049366
MSTL0.053228
AutoTheta0.057143

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 6.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.439
Excess Kurtosis -0.66
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 25.08

As of April 11, 2026, 4:26 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests mixed signals. For the near-term (April 17), there is limited positioning with a focus on calls around the 235 strike, indicating some bullish sentiment. For the June 18 expiration, there's a notable put position at 270, which might indicate bearish sentiment for higher prices, while calls at 225 suggest some bearish bets. For the September 18 expiration, there is a significant call position at 260, indicating bullish speculation for higher prices. The overall options activity does not provide a clear consensus on the near-term direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.14% 0.71% 0.69% 0.70%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.324 0.140072
2025-12-22 0.667 0.273251
2025-09-24 0.254 0.109365
2025-06-20 0.379 0.188956
2025-03-25 0.218 0.111569
2024-12-23 0.407 0.193959
2024-09-26 0.227 0.111794
2024-06-27 0.265 0.140019
2024-03-21 0.266 0.138139
2023-12-19 0.480 0.266320
2023-09-21 0.376 0.235121
2023-06-23 0.273 0.163480
2023-03-23 0.329 0.213076
2022-12-15 0.507 0.329168
2022-09-28 0.393 0.261293
2022-06-29 0.139 0.094535
2022-03-24 0.063 0.034736
2021-12-16 0.624 0.315704
2021-09-29 0.234 0.112138
2021-06-29 0.106 0.048288
2021-03-26 0.194 0.092563
2020-12-17 0.387 0.192024
2020-09-11 0.193 0.128104
2020-06-25 0.197 0.137822
2020-03-26 0.234 0.207954
2019-12-16 0.358 0.242111
2019-09-26 0.345 0.255350
2019-06-21 0.248 0.178696
2019-03-25 0.168 0.125505
2018-12-13 0.252 0.204753
2018-09-26 0.267 0.180372
2018-06-28 0.213 0.151600
2018-03-22 0.145 0.109026
2017-12-14 0.237 0.189001
2017-09-27 0.231 0.189255
2017-06-28 0.235 0.201670
2017-03-22 0.165 0.153201
2016-12-14 0.324 0.307825
2016-09-20 0.412 0.411314
2016-06-21 0.174 0.187631
2016-03-21 0.161 0.182995
2015-12-21 0.262 0.281123
2015-09-21 0.473 0.486798
2014-12-22 0.641 0.673585
2013-12-24 0.549 0.608610
2012-12-24 0.562 0.897582
2011-12-23 0.185 0.333625
2010-12-27 0.170 0.295167
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.71
dividendDate 2017-03-28

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 259.59
All Time Low 49.47
Ask 260.72
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 20,200
Average Daily Volume3 Month 23,119
Average Volume 23,119
Average Volume10Days 20,200
Beta3 Year 1.46
Bid 259.74
Bid Size 3
Category Small Growth
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 261.54
Day Low 258.0401
Dividend Date 1,490,659,200
Dividend Yield 0.71
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.375425
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 239.5374
Fifty Day Average Change 20.69249
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.08638521
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 48.38277
Fifty Two Week High 261.54
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.3101196
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.005009251
Fifty Two Week Low 170.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 90.219894
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.53067404
Fifty Two Week Range 170.01 - 261.54
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,285,162,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0344777
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,284,940,800
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 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 POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_113666171
Nav Price 254.74
Net Assets 1,359,087,100.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.06
Open 258.1
Post Market Change -2.9904785
Post Market Change Percent -1.149168
Post Market Price 257.2394
Post Market Time 1,776,463,354
Previous Close 254.66
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 5.5698853
Regular Market Change Percent 2.187185
Regular Market Day High 261.54
Regular Market Day Low 258.0401
Regular Market Day Range 258.0401 - 261.54
Regular Market Open 258.1
Regular Market Previous Close 254.66
Regular Market Price 260.2299
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 28,218
Short Name Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol VTWG
Three Year Average Return 0.16564989
Total Assets 1,359,087,104
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 25.081371
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -2.79572
Trailing Three Month Returns -2.79572
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 233.93945
Two Hundred Day Average Change 26.290436
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11238137
Type Disp ETF
Volume 28,218
Yield 0.0070999996
Ytd Return -2.79572