The Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) is up 11% year to date, a lead that only looks small next to the 9.4% return on the Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) over the same stretch.…
A young saver opens a Schwab account, picks the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHG) over a plain S&P 500 fund because they want a growth tilt at almost no cost, and…
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:MGK) has 63 holdings, which sounds diversified until you check the weights. Five names carry almost 46% of the fund. The MGK pitch is straightforward exposure…
You buy the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IWF) expecting broad growth exposure. The Russell 1000 Growth Index holds 391 names, and IWF tracks all of them. The catch is that roughly…
Over the past decade, Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) returned 427% while Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) delivered 563%. VUG’s broader CRSP index dilutes winners. QQQ concentrates them, and downturns barely separated the two.…
Passive investing’s central promise is hard to argue with: low costs, broad diversification, and returns that match the market. Vanguard built an empire on that promise, and funds like the Vanguard Growth…
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA: VGT), Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA: VUG), and Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA: MGK) are among Vanguard exchange-traded…
Retirees and income-focused investors have long used Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) as a core portfolio anchor, drawn to its dividend income, lower volatility relative to growth funds, and near-zero cost structure. When…
Most large-cap growth investors default to QQQ or VUG and never look back. That instinct is reasonable, but it has cost them returns over the past year. Fidelity Fundamental Large Cap Growth…
Growth investing has had a choppy start to 2026. The major growth benchmarks are down in the low single digits year-to-date, and some of the biggest names in tech have pulled back…
Most large cap growth ETFs hand you a market-cap-weighted slice of the same mega-cap names and call it a day. Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:FELG) takes a different approach: it…
FELG and VUG are both down significantly this year, but one of them uses a quantitative model that can shift away from the names dragging it lower. The other cannot. Vanguard Growth…
Building a seven-figure portfolio from scratch requires one thing above almost everything else: time in the market, compounded through funds that systematically own the companies driving the economy forward. Growth ETFs are…
I’m always on the lookout for the best-quality exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the market, across a range of sectors. Of course, holding a significant amount of exposure to growth stocks, and…
If you’re sitting on the sidelines watching Vanguard’s top growth ETFs hover near all-time highs, you’re not alone. But here’s the cold, hard truth – these funds are screaming buys for the…
