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Is MGC a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF (MGC) is a US large-cap blend ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores MGC 7.2 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.3), lowest on Value (3.3). It trades at 25.2 times earnings, against its own median of 23.3. Its ten largest holdings are 46% of the fund.

What stands out in MGC's data

U.S. mega-cap stocks, weighted by market size.

Has returned more than the typical large-cap blend fund over three years — the biggest names have pulled ahead.

A 25% annualized three-year return beats the category median of 23%. Profitability also runs above average, with a return on capital of 28.5%.

The mega-cap anchor of a U.S. equity portfolio, built on the index's largest names.

Why did MGC move this week? It rose 1.1% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Microsoft and Amazon.com drove it

MGC rose 1.1% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Microsoft (+3.4%), Amazon.com (+4.3%) and Alphabet (+2.4%); Nvidia (−2.0%) pushed the other way.

How is MGC rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF (MGC) 7.2 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF (MGC) 7.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 7.2 / 10
  • Growth: 8.1 / 10
  • Value: 3.3 / 10
  • Risk: 6.0 / 10
  • Quality: 9.3 / 10
  • Return: 8.5 / 10

Is MGC expensive right now? It trades at 25.2 times earnings, against its own median of 23.3

As of October 9, 2026, MGC is more expensive than 60% of its own 115 monthly readings since 2017 — 69 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside MGC? 49% Tech

What's inside MGC: Size (Large 100%, Mid 0%, Small 0%); Geography (International 2%, US 98%); Tech 49.0%; Magnificent 7 40.2%; AI 27.8%; Semiconductors 19.9%; Memory 16.8%.

What are MGC's top holdings? The ten largest are 46% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Broadcom, Facebook, Micron Technology and Tesla are MGC's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 82% of US Large Cap Blend ETFs.

Half of MGC's weight sits in its 13 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 32 equally weighted holdings.

What is MGC's expense ratio? 0.05% a year

As of October 9, 2026, MGC charges 0.05% a year, yields 0.90% and holds $10.9B in assets across 173 positions.

Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF (MGC) — cost, income and size
MeasureMGC
Expense ratio0.05%
Dividend yield0.90%
Assets under management$10.9B
Holdings173

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF (MGC) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/mgc

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