Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares (VWUSX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Large Growth

Fund Family Vanguard

Fund Style Large Growth

ISIN US9219101055

CUSIP 921910105

Inception Date 1959-01-06

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $45.38 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $8.95 Billion

Expense Ratio 0.35%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-12-19

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 1.42%

1-Year Return 17.58%

3-Year Return 22.98%

5-Year Return 8.83%

NAV $76.39

Previous Close Price $76.38

Last Update 2026-03-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares

The fund invests mainly in large-capitalization stocks of U.S. companies considered to have above-average earnings growth potential and reasonable stock prices in comparison with expected earnings. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets will be invested in securities issued by U.S. companies. The manager uses multiple investment advisors. It is non-diversified.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 558664.50%

Giant 61.58%

Large 17.82%

Medium 15.24%

Micro 0.49%

Small 3.29%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 16.71%

Cash-Flow Growth % 25.95%

Dividend Yield % 0.44%

Historical Earnings % 25.58%

Long-Term Earnings % 14.62%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%
Cash	1.53%	1.58%	0.04%	1.79%	0.00%
Non US Stock	4.57%	4.57%	0.00%	4.55%	0.59%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.66%	0.00%
US Stock	93.89%	93.89%	0.00%	93.34%	99.41%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
NVIDIA CORP	11.69%	-	-
APPLE INC	8.25%	-	-
MICROSOFT CORP	8.43%	-	-
AMAZON.COM INC	6.26%	-	-
META PLATFORMS-A	3.36%	-	-
ALPHABET INC-C	5.16%	-	-
ELI LILLY CO	3.09%	-	-
NETFLIX INC	3.41%	-	-
BROADCOM INC	4.62%	-	-
TESLA INC	2.81%	-	-
MASTERCARD INC-A	2.22%	-	-
SHOPIFY INC - A	2.05%	-	-

See the full breakdown of VWUSX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.49%	91.08%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.49%	1.86%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.49%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.49%	6.49%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.49%	0.01%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.49%	0.56%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	0.38%	1.09%	0.00%	1.09%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	13.89%	12.27%	0.00%	10.62%
Cyclical	Financial Services	6.23%	7.68%	0.00%	5.97%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.27%	0.58%	0.00%	1.42%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	1.31%	2.52%	0.00%	1.63%
Defensive	Healthcare	10.48%	9.02%	0.00%	5.33%
Defensive	Utilities	0.49%	0.59%	0.00%	0.81%
Sensitive	Communication Services	16.33%	13.97%	0.00%	14.50%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	0.92%	0.00%	0.47%
Sensitive	Industrials	5.35%	8.26%	0.00%	8.35%
Sensitive	Technology	44.28%	43.08%	0.00%	49.82%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	0.35%	0.15%	0.24%
Americas	North America	96.67%	97.80%	99.41%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	1.30%	1.14%	-
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	0.19%	-	0.13%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.00%	-	-
Greater Asia	Japan	0.04%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	0.03%	-	-
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	1.11%	0.92%	0.16%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	-	-	-
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.30%	-	0.07%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-18	$0.141	$0.141	USD	-	-	-	-
2023-12-18	$0.159	$0.159	USD	-	2023-12-15	2023-12-19	Annual
2022-12-14	$0.144	$0.144	USD	2022-12-14	2022-12-13	2022-12-15	Annual
2021-12-15	$0.001	$0.001	USD	2021-12-14	2021-12-14	2021-12-16	Annual
2020-12-16	$0.019	$0.019	USD	2020-12-16	2020-12-15	2020-12-17	Annual
2019-12-13	$0.119	$0.119	USD	2019-12-12	2019-12-12	2019-12-16	Other
2019-04-03	$0.032	$0.032	USD	-	-	-	-
2018-12-18	$0.132	$0.132	USD	2018-12-17	2018-12-17	2018-12-19	Other
2017-12-18	$0.146	$0.146	USD	2017-12-15	2017-12-15	2017-12-19	Other
2016-12-23	$0.121	$0.121	USD	2016-12-22	2016-12-22	2016-12-27	Other
2015-12-24	$0.147	$0.147	USD	2015-12-23	2015-12-23	2015-12-28	Other
2014-12-17	$0.194	$0.194	USD	2014-12-16	2014-12-16	2014-12-18	Other
2013-12-17	$0.111	$0.111	USD	2013-12-16	2013-12-16	2013-12-18	Annual
2012-12-26	$0.115	$0.115	USD	2012-12-24	2012-12-24	2012-12-27	Annual
2011-12-27	$0.077	$0.077	USD	-	2011-12-23	2011-12-28	Annual
2010-12-16	$0.108	$0.108	USD	-	2010-12-15	2010-12-17	Annual
2009-12-28	$0.086	$0.086	USD	-	2009-12-24	2009-12-29	Annual
2008-12-26	$0.116	$0.116	USD	-	2008-12-24	2008-12-29	Annual
2007-12-21	$0.116	$0.116	USD	-	2007-12-20	2007-12-24	Annual
2006-12-26	$0.087	$0.087	USD	-	2006-12-22	2006-12-27	Annual
2005-12-28	$0.035	$0.035	USD	-	2005-12-27	2005-12-29	Annual
2004-12-23	$0.045	$0.045	USD	-	2004-12-22	2004-12-27	Annual
2003-12-19	$0.047	$0.047	USD	-	2003-12-18	2003-12-22	Annual
2002-12-20	$0.042	$0.042	USD	-	2002-12-19	2002-12-23	Annual
2001-12-28	$0.036	$0.036	USD	-	2001-12-27	2001-12-31	Annual
2000-12-18	$7.500	$7.500	USD	-	2000-12-14	2000-12-18	Other
2000-12-15	$0.050	$0.050	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-12-13	$2.230	$2.230	USD	-	1999-12-09	1999-12-13	Other
1999-12-10	$0.210	$0.210	USD	-	-	-	-
1998-12-16	$0.190	$0.190	USD	-	1998-12-15	1998-12-21	Other
1997-12-19	$0.270	$0.270	USD	-	1997-11-18	1997-12-24	Other
1996-12-18	$0.260	$0.260	USD	-	1996-12-17	1996-12-23	Other
1995-12-20	$0.290	$0.290	USD	-	-	-	-
1994-12-21	$0.180	$0.180	USD	-	1994-12-20	1994-12-27	Annual
1993-12-29	$0.210	$0.210	USD	-	1993-12-28	1994-01-03	Annual
1992-12-30	$0.260	$0.260	USD	-	1992-12-28	1993-01-05	Other
1992-12-29	$0.180	$0.180	USD	-	-	-	-
1991-12-30	$0.190	$0.190	USD	-	1991-12-26	1992-01-02	Annual
1991-12-27	$0.190	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1990-12-20	$0.190	$0.190	USD	-	1990-12-19	1990-12-26	Annual
1989-12-29	$0.130	$0.130	USD	-	1989-12-27	1990-01-12	Annual
1989-12-28	$0.130	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1988-12-29	$0.060	$0.060	USD	-	1988-12-28	1989-01-13	Annual
1987-10-02	$0.310	$0.310	USD	-	-	-	-
1987-10-01	$3.570	$3.570	USD	-	1987-10-01	1987-10-15	Other
1986-09-16	$0.280	$0.280	USD	-	-	-	-
1985-09-25	$0.260	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1984-09-25	$0.312	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1983-09-26	$0.241	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1982-09-23	$0.224	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1981-09-30	$0.280	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-
1980-09-23	$0.234	$0.000	None	-	-	-	-

View the full dividend history for VWUSX.

Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund Investor Shares NMFQS:VWUSX