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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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.056771
AutoARIMA0.057662
MSTL0.061880
AutoETS0.062876

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.11% 0.44% 0.52% 0.56%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.54
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0031654676
dividendYield 0.46

Info Dump

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