Vanguard US Growth Inv
- VWUSX
- Price as of: Feb 25, 2021
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$68.81
N/A N/A
- Primary Theme
- U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity
- Fund Company
- Vanguard
- Share Class
VWUSX - Snapshot
Vitals
- YTD Return 0.7%
- 3 Yr Annualized Return 25.3%
- 5 Yr Annualized Return 24.5%
- Net Assets $45.5 B
- Holdings in Top 10 35.8%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING RELATED FEES
- Expense Ratio 0.38%
SALES FEES
- Front Load N/A
- Deferred Load N/A
BROKERAGE FEES
- Turnover 38.00%
TRADING FEES
- Max Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
- Standard (Taxable) $3,000
- IRA N/A
Fund Classification
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Primary Theme
U.S. Large-Cap Growth Equity
- Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
- Investment Style Large Growth
VWUSX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 0.7%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 25.3%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 24.5%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio 0.25%
- Dividend Yield 0.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually
Fund Details
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Legal NameVanguard US Growth Portfolio
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Fund Family NameVanguard
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Inception DateJan 06, 1959
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassInv
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUnited States
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ManagerDaniel Prislin
Fund Description
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 fund uses multiple investment advisors. It is non-diversified.
VWUSX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | VWUSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 0.7% | -5.3% | 55.6% | 65.96% |
1 Yr | 52.2% | -9.0% | 131.7% | 8.02% |
3 Yr | 25.3%* | -1.2% | 45.9% | 7.54% |
5 Yr | 24.5%* | -2.1% | 45.4% | 10.61% |
10 Yr | 18.2%* | 6.9% | 23.9% | 8.08% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | VWUSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 52.6% | -67.0% | 145.0% | 6.53% |
2019 | 28.2% | -28.8% | 76.0% | 27.63% |
2018 | -8.1% | -64.5% | 19.1% | 32.42% |
2017 | 25.4% | -68.7% | 64.3% | 16.59% |
2016 | -2.2% | -56.6% | 15.3% | 63.66% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | VWUSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 0.7% | -2.8% | 55.6% | 68.89% |
1 Yr | 52.2% | -9.0% | 131.7% | 7.85% |
3 Yr | 25.3%* | -3.1% | 45.9% | 7.24% |
5 Yr | 24.5%* | -3.3% | 45.4% | 10.54% |
10 Yr | 18.2%* | 6.9% | 23.9% | 7.62% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | VWUSX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 52.6% | -67.0% | 145.0% | 6.53% |
2019 | 28.2% | -28.8% | 76.0% | 27.79% |
2018 | -8.1% | -64.5% | 29.5% | 55.33% |
2017 | 25.4% | -24.8% | 64.3% | 53.50% |
2016 | -2.2% | -56.6% | 17.1% | 80.38% |
NAV & Total Return History
VWUSX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
VWUSX | Category Low | Category High | VWUSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 45.5 B | 10.3 K | 253 B | 4.68% |
Number of Holdings | 262 | 1 | 2486 | 8.68% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 16.3 B | 213 K | 96.2 B | 5.67% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 35.84% | 10.4% | 100.0% | 80.15% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Amazon.com Inc 7.06%
- Microsoft Corp 5.33%
- Apple Inc 5.25%
- Tesla Inc 4.28%
- Vanguard Market Liquidity Inv 3.40%
- Vanguard Market Liquidity Inv 3.40%
- Vanguard Market Liquidity Inv 3.40%
- Vanguard Market Liquidity Inv 3.40%
- Vanguard Market Liquidity Inv 3.40%
- Vanguard Market Liquidity Inv 3.40%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | VWUSX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 97.01% | 51.91% | 142.50% | 80.65% |
Cash | 2.99% | -42.50% | 48.09% | 15.08% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.09% | 96.10% |
Other | 0.00% | -5.20% | 21.26% | 94.85% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.24% | 95.81% |
Bonds | 0.00% | -0.67% | 31.29% | 95.31% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | VWUSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Technology | 36.50% | 0.00% | 88.27% | 32.08% |
Consumer Cyclical | 20.97% | 0.00% | 38.89% | 11.41% |
Communication Services | 15.24% | 0.00% | 68.14% | 30.83% |
Financial Services | 10.18% | 0.00% | 41.22% | 46.50% |
Healthcare | 9.55% | 0.00% | 61.09% | 87.20% |
Industrials | 3.80% | 0.00% | 30.46% | 74.91% |
Consumer Defense | 2.45% | 0.00% | 19.50% | 69.17% |
Real Estate | 1.10% | 0.00% | 22.68% | 56.66% |
Basic Materials | 0.19% | 0.00% | 19.40% | 71.82% |
Utilities | 0.02% | 0.00% | 10.98% | 32.23% |
Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 14.46% | 97.35% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | VWUSX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 90.63% | 11.18% | 140.12% | 67.62% |
Non US | 6.38% | 0.00% | 82.96% | 39.15% |
VWUSX - Expenses
Operational Fees
VWUSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 0.38% | 0.01% | 23.28% | 94.16% |
Management Fee | 0.37% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 12.99% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 1.02% | N/A |
Sales Fees
VWUSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 2.25% | 8.50% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 5.50% | N/A |
Trading Fees
VWUSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.50% | 5.00% | N/A |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
VWUSX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 38.00% | 0.00% | 358.00% | 44.39% |
VWUSX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
VWUSX | Category Low | Category High | VWUSX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.98% | 96.58% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
VWUSX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Quarterly | Annually |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
VWUSX | Category Low | Category High | VWUSX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | 0.25% | -56.00% | 1.99% | 30.87% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
VWUSX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Dividend Payout History
Date | Amount |
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Dec 19, 2018 | $0.132 |
Dec 19, 2017 | $0.146 |
Dec 27, 2016 | $0.121 |
Dec 28, 2015 | $0.147 |
Dec 18, 2014 | $0.194 |
Dec 18, 2013 | $0.111 |
Dec 27, 2012 | $0.115 |
Dec 28, 2011 | $0.077 |
Dec 17, 2010 | $0.108 |
Dec 29, 2009 | $0.086 |
Dec 29, 2008 | $0.116 |
Dec 24, 2007 | $0.116 |
Dec 27, 2006 | $0.087 |
Dec 29, 2005 | $0.035 |
Dec 27, 2004 | $0.045 |
Dec 22, 2003 | $0.047 |
Dec 23, 2002 | $0.042 |
Dec 31, 2001 | $0.036 |
Dec 24, 1997 | $0.270 |
Dec 23, 1996 | $0.260 |
Dec 27, 1994 | $0.180 |
Jan 03, 1994 | $0.210 |
Jan 05, 1993 | $0.180 |
Jan 02, 1992 | $0.190 |
Dec 26, 1990 | $0.190 |
Jan 12, 1990 | $0.130 |
Jan 13, 1989 | $0.060 |
VWUSX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Daniel Prislin
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 07, 2010
10.33
10.3%
Daniel J. Prislin, portfolio manager and analyst, joined Jackson Square Partners in April 2014. Previously, he was a vice president, senior portfolio manager and analyst at Delaware, and was a senior portfolio manager on its Focus Growth Equity team (2005 to 2014). Prior to that, he was a principal and portfolio manager at Transamerica Investment Management (1998 to 2005).
Andrew Shilling
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 07, 2010
10.33
10.3%
Andrew J. Shilling, CFA, Senior Vice President and Equity Portfolio Manager of Wellington Management. He has worked in investment management for Wellington Management since 1994, has managed investment portfolios since 2000. Education: B.A., Amherst College; M.B.A., Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College.
Christopher Ericksen
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 07, 2010
10.33
10.3%
Christopher M. Ericksen, portfolio manager and analyst, joined Jackson Square Partners in April 2014. Previously, he was a vice president, portfolio manager and analyst at Delaware, and was a portfolio manager on its Focus Growth Equity team (2005 to 2014). Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager at Transamerica Investment Management. Before joining Transamerica in 2004, he was a vice president at Goldman Sachs in investment banking and investment management (1994 to 2004).
Jeffrey Van Harte
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Oct 07, 2010
10.33
10.3%
Jeffrey S. Van Harte, chairman and the chief investment officer, joined Jackson Square Partners in April 2014. Previously, he was a senior vice president and the chief investment officer at Delaware, and was the chief investment officer for its Focus Growth Equity team (2005 to 2014). Prior to that, he was a principal and executive vice president at Transamerica Investment Management (1980 to 2005).
Blair Boyer
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 21, 2014
6.95
7.0%
Blair A. Boyer is a managing director Co-Head of Large Cap Growth Equity and a large cap growth equity portfolio manager. He joined Jennison Associates in March 1993. Prior to joining the Growth Equity team in 2003, Blair co-managed international equity portfolios for 10 years. During his tenure as an international equity portfolio manager, he managed the Jennison International Growth Fund from its inception in March 2000. Blair managed international equity portfolios at Bleichroeder from 1989 to 1993. Prior to that, he was a research analyst and then a senior portfolio manager in the Verus Capital division at Bleichroeder beginning in 1983. He received a BA in economics from Bucknell University and an MBA in finance from New York University.
Kathleen McCarragher
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 21, 2014
6.95
7.0%
Kathleen A. McCarragher is a managing director, the head of growth equity, and a large cap growth equity portfolio manager. She joined Jennison Associates in May 1998. Prior to Jennison, Kathleen spent six years with Weiss, Peck & Greer, where she was a managing director and the director of large cap growth equities. In addition, Kathleen spent 10 years with State Street Research & Management, initially as a research analyst responsible for health care, transports, and financials and then as a portfolio manager and member of the investment committee. She received a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, summa cum laude, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Ms. McCarragher began her investment career in 1982.
Gary Robinson
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 05, 2015
5.75
5.8%
Gary Robinson, CFA, Partner, Investment Manager, U.S. Equities Team at Baillie Gifford. He graduated MBiochem in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford in 2003 and joined Baillie Gifford the same year. He spent time working on our Japanese, UK and European equity teams before moving to the US Equities Team in 2008. Gary is a generalist investor but retains a special interest in the healthcare sector dating back to his undergraduate degree. Gary is a portfolio manager for our Global Select strategy.
Tom Slater
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Nov 30, 2015
5.18
5.2%
Tom graduated BSc in Computer Science with Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh in 2000. He joined Baillie Gifford the same year and worked in the Developed Asia and UK Equity Teams before joining the Long Term Global Growth Team at the start of 2009. Tom became a Partner in the firm in 2012. Tom was appointed Joint Manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust in January 2015 having served as Deputy Manager for the previous five years. In 2015 Tom was appointed Head of the North American Equities Team and is a decision maker on Long Term Global Growth portfolios. Tom’s investment interest is focused on high growth companies both in listed equity markets and as an investor in private companies.
Binbin Guo
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Apr 08, 2019
1.82
1.8%
Binbin Guo, Ph.D., Principal of Vanguard and head of the Alpha Equity Investment team within Vanguard’s Quantitative Equity Group. He oversees the active quantitative equity funds and separately managed equity accounts. He has been with Vanguard since 2007 and has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2016. Education: B.S. and M.S., Tsinghua University, China; Ph.D. and M.Phil., Yale University.
Billy Montana
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 22, 2020
0.11
0.1%
Billy Montana, Portfolio Manager at Jackson Square. He has worked in investment management since 2009, has managed investment portfolios since 2019, has been with Jackson Square since 2014, and has co-managed a portion of the Portfolio since December 2020. Education: B.A., Georgetown University.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.07 | 53.12 | 7.71 | 1.08 |