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About Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF
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Inception date
Aug 17, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
The fund passively provides growth exposure within the US mid-cap space. The index selects growth companies based on their historical earnings and sales growth rates, current internal growth rates, and forecasted earnings growth rates. Securities are scored and ranked based on the composite of these growth factors, which is also the basis of their weighting. The resulting portfolio is a very representative take on the mid-cap growth space. The index is fully reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Finance
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
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Moving Averages
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
VOT trades at 264.39 USD today, its price has fallen −0.50% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on VOT price chart.
VOT net asset value is 264.25 today — it's risen 10.41% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
VOT assets under management is 15.98 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
VOT price has risen by 9.39% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 12.27% increase. See more dynamics on VOT price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 10.41% over the last month, showed a 1.11% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.47% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 10.41% over the last month, showed a 1.11% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.47% in a year.
VOT fund flows account for 770.54 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
VOT invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
VOT expense ratio is 0.07%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, VOT isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, VOT technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VOT shows the strong buy signal. See more of VOT technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, VOT technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VOT shows the strong buy signal. See more of VOT technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, VOT pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.66%.
VOT trades at a premium (0.05%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
VOT shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc.
VOT follows the CRSP US Mid Growth. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Aug 17, 2006.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.