VOOG ETF — Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG)

VOOG is a low-cost ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Growth Index. As of August 21, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.42%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.45%, its expense ratio is 0.07%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 80/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 1090.1% over the past 15.9 years, 273.2 points ahead of SPY at 816.9%.

At the current 0.42% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $42 per year, or $3.50 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF tracks the S&P 500 Growth Index, holding large-capitalization growth stocks in the United States with an extremely low expense ratio of 0.07%. The fund has a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly, appealing primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking broad U.S. equity exposure with minimal costs.

VOOG performance versus SPY

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Fund total return is 1090.1% over the past 15.9 years, 273.2 points ahead of SPY at 816.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.7%.

VOOG key facts

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

80 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.34%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/07/2010

Expense ratio

0.07%

Distribution rate

0.42%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.45%

Last close

$83.46

AUM

$26,999,370,586

Market cap

$1,320,871,552

Average volume

918900.0

Last dividend

$0.0880

Ex-dividend date

06/24/2026

Payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

1.21

P/E ratio

27.9772

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.42%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.45%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 21, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Primary sources: Vanguard fund page; Index: S&P 500 Growth Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VOOG risks and drawbacks

VOOG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.7%.

Who may consider VOOG — and who may not

VOOG may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VOOG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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