Is VUG a good investment?

Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) is a US large-cap growth ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VUG 5.6 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.9), lowest on Growth (2.5). It trades at 31.0 times earnings, against its own median of 28.8. Its ten largest holdings are 64% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VUG rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) 5.6 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) 5.6 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 5.6 / 10
Growth: 2.5 / 10
Valuation: 5.0 / 10
Risk: 3.3 / 10
Quality: 9.9 / 10
Return: 7.8 / 10

What is VUG's expense ratio? 0.03% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VUG charges 0.03% a year, yields 0.42% and holds $372.0B in assets across 148 positions.

Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) — cost, income and size
Measure	VUG
Expense ratio	0.03%
Dividend yield	0.42%
Assets under management	$372.0B
Holdings	148

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 VUG's data

U.S. large-cap growth stocks, picked by a Morningstar screen.

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

Return on invested capital of 35.1% runs ahead of most peers and above its own 28.2% historical median — a sign of strong profitability.

A growth allocation built on companies that turn capital into profit efficiently.

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

VUG 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 VUG expensive right now? It trades at 31.0 times earnings, against its own median of 28.8

As of September 11, 2026, VUG is more expensive than 67% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 76 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 VUG? 71% Tech

What's inside VUG: Size (Large 98%, Mid 2%, Small 0%); Geography (International 1%, US 99%); Tech 70.6%; Magnificent 7 56.5%; AI 38.0%; Semiconductors 24.2%; Memory 20.1%.

What are VUG's top holdings? The ten largest are 64% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Broadcom, Meta Platforms, Eli Lilly and Tesla are VUG's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 83% of US Large Cap Growth ETFs.

Half of VUG's weight sits in its 6 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 18 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vug