Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares (VWUSX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
70.18
-0.51 (-0.72%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
-1.43%
Fund Assets 46.31B
Expense Ratio 0.32%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover 29.00%
Dividend (ttm) 7.06
Dividend Yield 9.98%
Dividend Growth 114.88%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 17, 2025
Previous Close 70.69
YTD Return -6.82%
1-Year Return 7.86%
5-Year Return 38.72%
52-Week Low 52.19
52-Week High 79.13
Beta (5Y) 1.25
Holdings 113
Inception Date Jan 6, 1959

About VWUSX

Vanguard’s oldest growth fund focuses on well-known blue-chip companies that tend to hold strong positions in their respective industries. The fund’s investment advisors believe these companies have the ability to deliver positive earnings growth and superior returns over the long term. The fund is typically invested in a portfolio of primarily large-capitalization stocks. Investors with a long-term investment horizon who want exposure to large growth companies may wish to consider this fund.The Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund is a standalone product and is separate and distinct from the Vanguard Wellington U.S. Growth Active ETF (VUSG). Differences in each fund’s investment approach and management team are expected to result in different investment returns.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Large Growth
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VWUSX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

VWUSX had a total return of 7.86% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.86%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FBCGX Fidelity Fidelity Blue Chip Growth K6 Fund 0.46%
FHOFX Fidelity Fidelity Series Large Cap Growth Index Fund n/a
LGILX Schwab Schwab Select Large Cap Growth Fund 0.75%
FBGRX Fidelity Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund 0.69%
FBGKX Fidelity Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund - Class K 0.59%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VWUAX Admiral Shares 0.22%

Top 10 Holdings

55.84% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
NVIDIA Corporation NVDA 11.53%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 8.06%
Apple Inc. AAPL 7.29%
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 6.67%
Alphabet Inc. GOOG 4.86%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 4.63%
Meta Platforms, Inc. META 4.01%
Eli Lilly and Company LLY 3.20%
Tesla, Inc. TSLA 2.92%
Netflix, Inc. NFLX 2.67%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 17, 2025 $7.05609 Dec 18, 2025
Dec 18, 2024 $3.28372 Dec 19, 2024
Dec 18, 2023 $0.1587 Dec 19, 2023
Dec 14, 2022 $0.1435 Dec 15, 2022
Dec 15, 2021 $8.7096 Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2020 $0.0193 Dec 17, 2020
Full Dividend History