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VUG — Vanguard Growth ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-06 – 2026-07), $10,000 invested in VUG with dividends reinvested grew to $186,820 — 21.29% a year — with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -31.54%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-06 – 2026-07 · dividends reinvested
About VUG
Vanguard Growth ETF is an exchange-traded fund that focuses on large-cap U.S. growth stocks. It seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index by holding a broadly diversified portfolio of companies with above-average growth characteristics. The fund primarily invests in sectors such as technology, communication services, and consumer cyclical, giving it significant exposure to innovative and higher-growth businesses across the U.S. equity market. Vanguard Growth ETF uses a passive, index-based approach, typically investing all or substantially all of its assets in the stocks included in its benchmark index, in proportions closely aligned with their index weights. This structure is designed to provide investors with straightforward, low-cost access to the growth segment of the large-cap market, making it a commonly used building block for diversified equity portfolios and style-specific allocations.
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