Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (VUG)Large Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
494.05 USD
+7.55
(1.552%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 3:43 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:34 p.m. EDT
VUG is a growth-oriented ETF that has shown resilience in its recent price movements, with a slight upward trend in the last few days. The dividend yield is consistent, and the stock has a solid fundamental base. While the short-term forecast suggests a slight downward trend, the long-term fundamentals and the recent dip may present a buying opportunity. Investors should consider the options activity, which indicates a balance between bullish and bearish sentiment, and be prepared for potential volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.056771 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.057662 |
| MSTL | 0.061880 |
| AutoETS | 0.062876 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 49% |
| H-stat | 4.02 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.660 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | 119,593,205,760 |
| Trailing P/E | 36.88 |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:34 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed sentiment. Call options are showing higher volume and open interest near the current price (around 460), suggesting some bullish positioning. However, there are also significant put options with high open interest at strikes below the current price, indicating potential bearish sentiment. The IV spikes at certain strikes suggest heightened volatility expectations. Overall, the options market is showing a balance between bullish and bearish views, with a slight edge towards the current price level.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.11% | 0.44% | 0.52% | 0.56% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | 0.478 | 0.113171 |
| 2025-12-22 | 0.499 | 0.101825 |
| 2025-09-29 | 0.507 | 0.106282 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.504 | 0.115331 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.500 | 0.131947 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.534 | 0.127697 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.455 | 0.119168 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.456 | 0.121905 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.468 | 0.136544 |
| 2023-12-21 | 0.585 | 0.190361 |
| 2023-09-21 | 0.376 | 0.139478 |
| 2023-06-23 | 0.412 | 0.151003 |
| 2023-03-23 | 0.429 | 0.181224 |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.448 | 0.214060 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.430 | 0.198895 |
| 2022-06-23 | 0.321 | 0.144590 |
| 2022-03-23 | 0.301 | 0.109721 |
| 2021-12-27 | 0.469 | 0.147725 |
| 2021-09-24 | 0.317 | 0.106946 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.374 | 0.135361 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.381 | 0.155853 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.461 | 0.188887 |
| 2020-09-25 | 0.406 | 0.188032 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.419 | 0.215447 |
| 2020-03-26 | 0.398 | 0.259433 |
| 2019-12-24 | 0.508 | 0.290386 |
| 2019-09-16 | 0.385 | 0.238853 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.413 | 0.264958 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.432 | 0.291117 |
| 2018-12-24 | 0.527 | 0.442816 |
| 2018-09-28 | 0.467 | 0.305469 |
| 2018-06-22 | 0.419 | 0.290755 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.359 | 0.265835 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.475 | 0.357135 |
| 2017-09-22 | 0.411 | 0.332288 |
| 2017-06-23 | 0.341 | 0.283017 |
| 2017-03-24 | 0.379 | 0.337034 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.528 | 0.505269 |
| 2016-09-13 | 0.376 | 0.370536 |
| 2016-06-14 | 0.323 | 0.327727 |
| 2016-03-21 | 0.320 | 0.330366 |
| 2015-12-17 | 0.413 | 0.423294 |
| 2015-09-21 | 0.347 | 0.365531 |
| 2015-06-22 | 0.296 | 0.295234 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.332 | 0.341084 |
| 2014-12-22 | 0.406 | 0.425765 |
| 2014-09-24 | 0.304 | 0.334383 |
| 2014-06-24 | 0.275 | 0.312840 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.275 | 0.327623 |
| 2013-12-24 | 0.347 | 0.420868 |
| 2013-09-23 | 0.278 | 0.366466 |
| 2013-06-24 | 0.258 | 0.379630 |
| 2013-03-22 | 0.227 | 0.333733 |
| 2012-12-24 | 0.422 | 0.672197 |
| 2012-09-24 | 0.248 | 0.385929 |
| 2012-06-25 | 0.209 | 0.363715 |
| 2012-03-26 | 0.194 | 0.311864 |
| 2011-12-23 | 0.227 | 0.420931 |
| 2011-09-23 | 0.174 | 0.352714 |
| 2011-06-24 | 0.195 | 0.365101 |
| 2011-03-25 | 0.170 | 0.310746 |
| 2010-12-27 | 0.203 | 0.385273 |
| 2010-09-24 | 0.203 | 0.430119 |
| 2010-06-24 | 0.149 | 0.343266 |
| 2010-03-25 | 0.145 | 0.308041 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.179 | 0.398229 |
| 2009-09-24 | 0.142 | 0.343261 |
| 2009-06-24 | 0.145 | 0.405308 |
| 2009-03-25 | 0.148 | 0.464306 |
| 2008-12-22 | 0.168 | 0.524965 |
| 2008-09-24 | 0.138 | 0.309297 |
| 2008-06-24 | 0.140 | 0.277566 |
| 2008-03-25 | 0.131 | 0.267720 |
| 2007-12-20 | 0.159 | 0.299690 |
| 2007-09-24 | 0.154 | 0.291173 |
| 2007-06-25 | 0.153 | 0.300275 |
| 2007-03-26 | 0.134 | 0.275876 |
| 2006-12-22 | 0.153 | 0.324420 |
| 2006-09-25 | 0.112 | 0.252439 |
| 2006-06-26 | 0.114 | 0.268295 |
| 2006-03-20 | 0.149 | 0.331296 |
| 2005-12-27 | 0.147 | 0.335803 |
| 2005-09-26 | 0.112 | 0.269519 |
| 2005-06-27 | 0.091 | 0.224262 |
| 2005-03-24 | 0.110 | 0.276917 |
| 2004-12-27 | 0.364 | 0.888143 |
| 2004-09-27 | 0.089 | 0.238125 |
| 2004-06-28 | 0.070 | 0.177560 |
| 2004-03-29 | 0.090 | 0.230570 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 505.38 |
| All Time Low | 23.29 |
| Ask | 493.22 |
| Ask Size | 40 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,590,340 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,780,340 |
| Average Volume | 1,780,340 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,590,340 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.18 |
| Bid | 493.08 |
| Bid Size | 80 |
| Book Value | 215.749 |
| Category | Large Growth |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 495.1899 |
| Day Low | 490.4 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.46 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 13.397956 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 457.2016 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 36.84839 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.08059549 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 42.068684 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 505.38 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -11.330017 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.022418808 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 337.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 156.16998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.46220547 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 337.88 - 505.38 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,075,473,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.12584691 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,075,075,200 |
| 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, a broadly diversified index predominantly made up of growth stocks of large U.S. companies. 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 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 119,593,205,760 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_22939698 |
| Nav Price | 486.57 |
| Net Assets | 317,921,722,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.03 |
| Open | 491.12 |
| Phone | 800-523-1036 |
| Previous Close | 486.5 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.2899296 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 7.549988 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.5518988 |
| Regular Market Day High | 495.1899 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 490.4 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 490.4 - 495.1899 |
| Regular Market Open | 491.12 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 486.5 |
| Regular Market Price | 494.05 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,455,014 |
| Regular Market Volume | 990,842 |
| Shares Outstanding | 242,067,008 |
| Short Name | Vanguard Growth ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VUG |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2567941 |
| Total Assets | 317,921,722,368 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.54 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0031654676 |
| Trailing P E | 36.875027 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -10.39087 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -10.39087 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 470.2244 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 23.825592 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.050668556 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 990,842 |
| Yield | 0.0046 |
| Ytd Return | -10.39087 |