Is VOOG a good investment?

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is a US large-cap growth ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VOOG 6.2 out of 10 — highest on Quality (10.0), lowest on Growth (2.8). It trades at 27.7 times earnings, against its own median of 25.7. Its ten largest holdings are 59% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VOOG rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) 6.2 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) 6.2 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 6.2 / 10
Growth: 2.8 / 10
Valuation: 4.8 / 10
Risk: 5.5 / 10
Quality: 10.0 / 10
Return: 8.4 / 10

What is VOOG's expense ratio? 0.07% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VOOG charges 0.07% a year, yields 0.55% and holds $26.1B in assets across 149 positions.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) — cost, income and size
Measure	VOOG
Expense ratio	0.07%
Dividend yield	0.55%
Assets under management	$26.1B
Holdings	149

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 VOOG's data

U.S. growth stocks, drawn from the S&P 500.

Profitability sits in line with the category — no edge on earnings power, so the case rests on growth.

Return on invested capital of 34.6% is near the peer median of 34.0%, though above its own 28.2% history. forward EBITDA multiple of 18.1x reflects the growth premium.

A growth tilt on top of a large-cap core, priced for expansion.

Why did VOOG move this week? It fell 1.0% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Nvidia and Microsoft drove it

VOOG fell 1.0% 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 VOOG expensive right now? It trades at 27.7 times earnings, against its own median of 25.7

As of September 11, 2026, VOOG is more expensive than 63% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 72 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 VOOG? 66% Tech

What's inside VOOG: Size (Large 98%, Mid 2%, Small 0%); Geography (International 1%, US 99%); Tech 66.4%; Magnificent 7 50.3%; AI 38.5%; Semiconductors 27.5%; Memory 23.1%.

What are VOOG's top holdings? The ten largest are 59% of the fund

Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Broadcom, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, Berkshire Hathaway and Micron Technology are VOOG's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 65% of US Large Cap Growth ETFs.

Half of VOOG's weight sits in its 7 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 20 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/voog