VANGUARD GROWTH ETF $98.25 - New York symbol VUG

VANGUARD GROWTH ETF $98.25 (New York symbol VUG; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) U.S. Large Cap Growth Index, a broadly diversified index that mainly consists of large U.S. companies. The fund’s MER is just 0.09%.

The $42.4-billion Vanguard Growth ETF’s top holdings are Apple, Google, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Oracle, Schlumberger, Comcast, Qualcomm, Gilead Sciences and Walt Disney Co.

The fund’s breakdown by industry is as follows: Technology (23.8%), Consumer Services (19.7%), Financials (12.3%), Health Care (12.2%), Industrials (11.8%), Consumer Goods (9.9%), Oil and Gas (8.1%), Materials (1.6%), Utilities (0.3%) and Telecommunication Services (0.3%).

Vanguard Growth ETF is a buy.

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