VUG calculator
Historical growth of Vanguard Growth ETF using CRSP US Large Growth (proxied by S&P 500) return series. Dividends reinvested at year-end; expense ratio drag negligible at 0.04%.
$10,000 invested in VUG at inception (2004) with dividends reinvested through end of 2024 would be worth approximately $77,869 nominal ($45,670 in 2004 dollars). Annualized nominal: 10.27%; real: 7.50%.
Uses annual S&P 500 total return (with dividends reinvested) and CPI-U inflation, 1928–2024. Source: Damodaran (NYU Stern) + Shiller CAPE + BLS. Excludes fees, taxes, and bid/ask. Real return = nominal ÷ cumulative CPI.
VUG at a glance
| Full name | Vanguard Growth ETF |
| Provider | Vanguard |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% |
| Inception | 2004 |
| Assets under management | $200B |
| Dividend yield | 0.50% |
| Return series used | CRSP US Large Growth (proxied by S&P 500) |
How this calculator works
For each start year, we apply the year-by-year total return of the CRSP US Large Growth (proxied by S&P 500) to the entered starting amount, compounding annually with dividends reinvested at year-end. This mirrors what an actual buy-and-hold VUG holder would have experienced, before fees and taxes. Expense ratio is intentionally excluded from the historical result to keep the underlying series comparable across ETFs; for a full lifetime fee estimate at 0.04%, use the projection tab in our fund fee analyzer.