NASDAQ · VUG
Financial Services · Asset Management
$89.87
Down-$1.88 (-2.05%)
Updated Oct 15, 2026, 10:20 AM
SID Score
5.6/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
57/100
Neutral
Price performance · VUG
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 14, 2026
VUG closed at $89.87 after 21 trading sessions, up 3.23% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | $91.29 | $91.495 | $89.53 | $89.87 | 6.09M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $91.215 | $91.9179 | $91.21 | $91.75 | 4.52M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $92.01 | $92.075 | $91.50 | $91.64 | 3.07M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $91.84 | $92.125 | $91.485 | $91.97 | 4.34M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $92.03 | $92.32 | $90.885 | $91.31 | 5.67M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $92.20 | $92.4799 | $91.82 | $92.42 | 4.76M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $92.54 | $92.995 | $92.4661 | $92.64 | 4.67M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $91.33 | $92.295 | $91.28 | $92.06 | 6.02M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $91.32 | $91.745 | $90.89 | $91.17 | 5.75M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $90.54 | $90.6301 | $89.68 | $90.23 | 7.21M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $90.225 | $91.005 | $90.06 | $90.11 | 7.44M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $90.41 | $90.47 | $89.72 | $89.94 | 5.36M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $90.43 | $90.65 | $89.67 | $90.04 | 6.4M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $90.67 | $91.0701 | $90.25 | $90.94 | 5.88M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $89.585 | $90.635 | $89.50 | $90.45 | 4.36M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $91.16 | $91.1695 | $90.0248 | $90.27 | 5.91M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $91.07 | $91.4299 | $90.99 | $91.12 | 7.23M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $89.555 | $91.195 | $89.32 | $91.02 | 6.72M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $88.795 | $88.84 | $88.22 | $88.75 | 3.91M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $88.44 | $88.575 | $87.992 | $88.43 | 4.63M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $87.37 | $87.91 | $86.48 | $87.06 | 6.48M |
The latest Smart Investors Daily articles mentioning VUG.
Company
Market Activity
Research & News
VUG research
Company profile and research snapshot.
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.
Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
No generated briefing is available yet.
Yahoo · Oct 14, 2026
A later RMD start date sounds like a gift, but leaving that extra time unused quietly builds a larger tax problem down the road. Three ETFs show how to put that runway to work before the IRS sets your withdrawal schedule for you.
SeekingAlpha · Oct 14, 2026
Rather than relying on forecasts, we can evaluate the bull market through several lenses to gauge whether the underlying trend is showing signs of deterioration. Read more here...
Yahoo · Oct 14, 2026
What happened the year after the value fund's wins in 2013, 2016 and 2022?
Yahoo · Oct 13, 2026
Buying a growth ETF at the absolute peak of a historic bubble sounds like a guaranteed disaster, yet some of the worst possible entry points in VUG's history still managed to outrun the S&P 500. The answer depends entirely on which crash you walked into.
Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG) currently trades at $89.87, reflecting a one-month gain of 4.61% and a three-month return of 4.55%, per SID market data. The fund carries a beta of 1.23, indicating higher volatility relative to the broader market, consistent with its growth-oriented mandate. VUG's 14-day RSI stands at 60.9, positioning it in neutral-to-slightly-bullish momentum territory without reaching overbought thresholds. The current price sits just above its 50-day moving average of $89.20, suggesting near-term technical support, though it remains significantly below its 200-day moving average of $226.69, according to Massive/Polygon data. Average daily trading volume registers at approximately 1.13 million shares, reflecting sustained liquidity for institutional and retail participants. VUG's market capitalization stands at approximately $353 billion, underscoring its position as one of the largest growth-focused exchange-traded funds available to investors.
As a passively managed exchange-traded fund within the Financial Services sector, Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG) tracks a portfolio of large-cap U.S. growth stocks. The fund currently offers a dividend yield of 0.41%, per SID market data, reflecting the characteristically low income distribution typical of growth-oriented strategies where underlying holdings prioritize capital reinvestment over shareholder payouts. VUG's market capitalization of approximately $353 billion, according to SEC filings, positions it among the most heavily capitalized growth ETFs in the market. Traditional single-stock valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings and price-to-book ratios apply at the portfolio level rather than to the fund itself. The substantial gap between VUG's current price of $89.87 and its 200-day moving average of $226.69 warrants attention, as it may reflect structural data adjustments such as share splits or NAV recalculations rather than fundamental deterioration in underlying holdings.
Smart money indicators for Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG) present a composite score of 57 out of 100 with a neutral signal, according to SID market data. The institutional sub-score leads at 23.0 out of 25, reflecting robust demand from professional asset managers and advisors who utilize VUG as a core growth allocation vehicle. The insider activity sub-score registers at 12.5 out of 25, though this metric carries limited interpretive value for an ETF structure where traditional insider transactions do not apply in the same manner as individual equities. Congressional trading activity scores 12 out of 25, indicating moderate legislative portfolio exposure to VUG, per SEC Form 4 filings and congressional disclosure records. The dark pool activity sub-score stands at 9.1 out of 25, suggesting relatively lower levels of off-exchange institutional block trading. The overall neutral signal indicates that aggregate smart money positioning neither favors aggressive accumulation nor distribution of VUG shares at current levels, per 13F institutional filings.
As a passively managed exchange-traded fund, Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG) does not report quarterly earnings in the traditional corporate sense, and no recent earnings data is available for the fund itself, per company earnings reports. Instead, VUG's performance is driven by the aggregate earnings results of its underlying growth stock holdings, which include major positions in mega-cap technology and consumer discretionary companies. The fund's dividend yield of 0.41%, according to SID market data, reflects the pass-through of dividends collected from portfolio constituents. Investors tracking VUG's fundamental outlook should monitor earnings trends among its top holdings, which collectively represent a significant concentration in the fund's total assets. The fund's 1.23 beta, per analyst estimates, suggests that earnings surprises among large-cap growth names may produce amplified price reactions in VUG relative to broader market indices during quarterly reporting seasons.
Wall Street analyst coverage of Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG) differs from individual stock coverage, as ETFs are typically evaluated through fund-level metrics rather than individual price targets and buy-sell-hold ratings. No specific analyst consensus ratings are currently available for VUG, per SID consensus data. However, the fund's underlying growth stock holdings are extensively covered by sell-side analysts, and aggregate sentiment toward large-cap growth equities influences VUG's trajectory. The fund's institutional sub-score of 23.0 out of 25, according to Wall Street analyst reports and institutional flow data, suggests strong professional endorsement of VUG as a growth allocation instrument. With a market capitalization of approximately $353 billion and average daily volume of 1.13 million shares, VUG maintains the scale and liquidity profile that institutional research desks frequently recommend for portfolio construction. The fund's 4.61% one-month return indicates recent momentum alignment with broader growth equity sentiment across Wall Street.
The latest Smart Investors Daily articles mentioning VUG.
