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Is VONG a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is a US large-cap growth ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VONG 7.5 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.8), lowest on Risk (3.0). It trades at 28.0 times earnings, against its own median of 29.8. Its ten largest holdings are 58% of the fund.

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 nearly any peer — a sign of real pricing power across its holdings.

Return on invested capital of 35.5% sits ahead of most peers and above the category median of 33.2%. Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 23.0x is also above the peer norm of 22.4x.

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

How is VONG rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) 7.5 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) 7.5 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 7.5 / 10
  • Growth: 9.6 / 10
  • Value: 6.3 / 10
  • Risk: 3.0 / 10
  • Quality: 9.8 / 10
  • Return: 7.6 / 10

Is VONG expensive right now? It trades at 28.0 times earnings, against its own median of 29.8

As of October 28, 2026, VONG is cheaper than 63% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from VONG's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside VONG? 67% Tech

What's inside VONG: Size (Large 96%, Mid 4%, Small 0%); Geography (International 1%, US 99%); Tech 66.8%; Magnificent 7 47.1%; AI 39.2%; Semiconductors 32.5%; Memory 26.7%.

What are VONG's top holdings? The ten largest are 58% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Broadcom, Facebook, Micron Technology, Tesla and Advanced Micro Devices 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 20 equally weighted holdings.

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

As of October 28, 2026, VONG charges 0.06% a year, yields 0.44% and holds $55.7B in assets across 373 positions.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) — cost, income and size
MeasureVONG
Expense ratio0.06%
Dividend yield0.44%
Assets under management$55.7B
Holdings373

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 Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vong

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