Is VONG a good investment?

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a US large-cap growth ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VONG 6.5 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.8), lowest on Valuation (4.1). It trades at 30.7 times earnings, against its own median of 27.2. Its ten largest holdings are 57% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VONG rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) 6.5 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) 6.5 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 6.5 / 10
Growth: 5.7 / 10
Valuation: 4.1 / 10
Risk: 5.6 / 10
Quality: 9.8 / 10
Return: 7.5 / 10

What is VONG's expense ratio? 0.06% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VONG charges 0.06% a year, yields 0.48% and holds $51.6B in assets across 371 positions.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) — cost, income and size
Measure	VONG
Expense ratio	0.06%
Dividend yield	0.48%
Assets under management	$51.6B
Holdings	371

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.

What stands out in VONG's data

U.S. large-cap growth stocks, led by the biggest names in tech and consumer.

Earns more on its capital than most growth peers — a sign of real pricing power.

Return on equity of 41.8% sits ahead of most peers and above its own 34.6% median. forward EBITDA multiple of 19.1x reflects the premium the market assigns.

A growth-market anchor that tilts a portfolio toward the companies with the widest profit margins.

Why did VONG move this week? It fell 0.9% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Nvidia and Microsoft drove it

VONG fell 0.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Nvidia (−4.4%), Microsoft (−2.8%) and Eli Lilly (−3.8%); Advanced Micro Devices (+13.1%) pushed the other way.

Is VONG expensive right now? It trades at 30.7 times earnings, against its own median of 27.2

As of September 11, 2026, VONG is more expensive than 75% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 85 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 VONG? 69% Tech

What's inside VONG: Size (Large 95%, Mid 5%, Small 0%); Geography (International 2%, US 99%); Tech 69.1%; Magnificent 7 45.9%; AI 37.7%; Semiconductors 31.0%; Memory 25.6%.

What are VONG's top holdings? The ten largest are 57% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Broadcom, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Micron Technology, Eli Lilly and Tesla are VONG's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 54% of US Large Cap Growth ETFs.

Half of VONG's weight sits in its 8 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 22 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vong