# VOOG ETF: fees, returns, drawdowns and holdings

> What VOOG holds, its 0.07% yearly fee, returns by year, its worst drop, and which Tactfolio strategies hold it. Updated daily.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) run by Vanguard. This fund holds the growth stocks of the S&P 500, which are large US companies whose sales and earnings have been rising faster than average. It charges 0.07% a year. From September 2010 to October 2026 it returned about 16.6% a year, and its worst drop was −32.7%.

Written by [the Tactfolio research team](https://tactfolio.com/about/editorial-policy). Fund facts checked October 16, 2026. Prices through October 16, 2026.

## Key points

- Expense ratio: 0.07% a year (about $7 on $10,000).
- Started trading on September 7, 2010.
- Last close: $83.51 on October 16, 2026.
- Return over the last year: 16.6%.
- Worst drop since 2010: −32.7%.
- No Tactfolio classic strategies hold it.

## How has VOOG done since 2010?

From September 2010 to October 2026, VOOG returned about 16.6% a year. The S&P 500 returned about 14.8% a year over the same dates. Say you put in $10,000 at the start. It would have been worth about $119,229 at the end, with every dividend reinvested.

| Period | VOOG | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| 3 months | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| 6 months | 10.1% | 9.3% |
| Year to date | 13.1% | 12.8% |
| 1 year | 16.6% | 16.8% |
| 3 years, per year | 26.2% | 22.0% |
| 5 years, per year | 13.4% | 12.8% |
| 10 years, per year | 17.8% | 15.4% |
| Since 2010, per year | 16.6% | 14.8% |

Periods longer than a year show the return per year (CAGR). Prices through October 16, 2026. Figures use daily closing prices adjusted for splits, with dividends reinvested. They do not include taxes or the cost of buying and selling. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.

## VOOG returns by month and year

VOOG rose in 127 of its 194 months (65%). Its best month was April 2026, at 14.8%. Its worst was April 2022, at −12.6%.

| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Full year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 (part) | 0.5% | −3.5% | −5.3% | 14.8% | 8.1% | −1.9% | −1.6% | 3.3% | 1.9% | −2.3% |  |  | 13.1% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | −2.9% | −8.2% | 1.9% | 9.6% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 5.3% | 3.4% | −0.9% | −0.2% | 22.1% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | 7.2% | 2.2% | −3.8% | 6.7% | 6.8% | −1.3% | 2.1% | 2.9% | −0.7% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 35.9% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | −2.1% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 6.2% | 3.1% | −0.7% | −4.8% | −2.5% | 8.8% | 3.8% | 30.0% |
| 2022 | −8.4% | −4.5% | 4.5% | −12.6% | −1.3% | −8.2% | 12.8% | −5.4% | −10.0% | 4.5% | 5.0% | −7.6% | −29.5% |
| 2021 | −0.6% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 6.8% | −0.9% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 4.2% | −5.8% | 9.1% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 31.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | −6.9% | −10.1% | 14.2% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 7.1% | 9.4% | −4.7% | −2.9% | 9.8% | 3.8% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 4.0% | −5.3% | 6.1% | 1.2% | −0.8% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 30.9% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | −2.1% | −2.9% | 0.2% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 4.9% | 0.7% | −8.1% | 1.4% | −8.5% | −0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | −0.4% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 27.2% |
| 2016 | −5.1% | −0.8% | 6.8% | −1.4% | 2.7% | −0.3% | 4.6% | −0.3% | 0.4% | −2.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 6.8% |
| 2015 | −1.6% | 5.9% | −1.6% | 0.5% | 1.7% | −1.8% | 3.6% | −6.1% | −2.3% | 9.4% | 0.1% | −1.6% | 5.4% |
| 2014 | −3.1% | 5.4% | −0.7% | 0.2% | 3.4% | 2.0% | −1.1% | 4.3% | −1.0% | 2.8% | 2.9% | −0.9% | 14.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2.4% | −1.2% | 4.7% | −2.5% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 32.6% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3.3% | −0.2% | −4.9% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.0% | −2.8% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 14.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 3.1% | −0.9% | −0.8% | −0.6% | −4.7% | −5.9% | 9.9% | −0.5% | 0.6% | 4.6% |
| 2010 (part) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.4% | 5.2% | 0.3% | 5.1% | 15.8% |

Each month runs from the last close of the month before. The first month counts from the first close.

## How risky is VOOG compared with the S&P 500?

Measured from October 2021 to October 2026, on the days both traded.

- **Beta 1.21.** When the S&P 500 moved 1% in a day, VOOG tended to move about 1.21%.
- **Correlation 0.97.** VOOG mostly moved with the S&P 500.
- **Up and down months.** In months the S&P 500 rose, VOOG rose 109% as much on average. In months it fell, VOOG fell 111% as much.

| Measure | VOOG | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Return per year | 13.2% | 12.8% |
| Volatility | 21.6% | 17.1% |
| Worst drop | −32.7% | −24.5% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.69 | 0.79 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.99 | 1.15 |
| Calmar ratio | 0.40 | 0.52 |

Volatility is how much the price swings in a year. The Sharpe ratio is return per unit of volatility, the Sortino ratio counts only the falls, and the Calmar ratio is the return per year over the worst drop. Higher ratios mean more return for the risk taken.

## Is VOOG above its 200-day average?

VOOG closed 6.1% above its 200-day average on October 16, 2026. A rule that holds VOOG only above that average would hold it today.

- Its 50-day average is 7.7% above its 200-day average.
- It closed 4.9% below its highest close of the last 52 weeks.

A moving average is the average close over the last so many days. Trend rules such as [the 10-month moving average strategy](https://tactfolio.com/strategies/faber-10-month-moving-average.md) hold a fund only while it is above one. You can [build that rule for VOOG](https://tactfolio.com/builder) and backtest it in a minute.

## What was VOOG's worst drop?

A drawdown is how far a fund falls from its last high point. VOOG's worst fall was −32.7%, from December 27, 2021 to October 14, 2022. It got back to that high on March 1, 2024. On October 16, 2026 it was 4.9% below its highest close.

| Drop | Started | Bottom | Back to the high | Fall took | Recovery took |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| −32.7% | Dec 27, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | Mar 1, 2024 | 10 months | 17 months |
| −31.4% | Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | Jun 10, 2020 | 33 days | 3 months |
| −22.2% | Feb 19, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | 2 months | 3 months |
| −20.8% | Oct 1, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | Apr 23, 2019 | 3 months | 4 months |
| −16.2% | Jul 7, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | Feb 3, 2012 | 3 months | 4 months |

Big drops are normal for some funds. They matter because selling during a drop locks in the loss.

## What does VOOG hold?

This fund holds the growth stocks of the S&P 500, which are large US companies whose sales and earnings have been rising faster than average. It follows an index, so it owns about 150 stocks in the same mix as the index. Because it leans toward big technology and other fast growing companies, its price can swing more than the full S&P 500.

It tracks the S&P 500 Growth Index. It had 152 holdings as of September 30, 2026, according to Vanguard.

| Fact | VOOG |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF |
| Issuer | Vanguard |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% a year |
| Started trading | September 7, 2010 |
| Tracks | S&P 500 Growth Index |
| Type | US stocks, ETF |
| Holdings | 152 holdings as of September 30, 2026 |
| Facts checked | October 16, 2026 on the [Vanguard fund page](https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/voog) |

## What is the VOOG expense ratio?

VOOG charges 0.07% a year. An expense ratio is the yearly fee a fund takes to run itself. On $10,000, a 0.07% fee comes to about $7 a year. Of the 162 ETFs on Tactfolio, 69% charge more.

You never get a bill for it. The fund takes the fee out of its own value a little each day.

## Which Tactfolio strategies hold VOOG?

No classic strategy holds VOOG yet. You can add it to your own rules in the [builder](https://tactfolio.com/builder) and see how they would have done.

## How does VOOG compare with similar ETFs?

Side-by-side pages measure both funds over the same dates:

- [VOO vs VOOG](https://tactfolio.com/etf-comparisons/VOO-vs-VOOG.md): the whole S&P 500 against its growth half.

Funds that can stand in for VOOG:

- [SPYG](https://tactfolio.com/etf/SPYG.md): State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, 0.04% a year
- [IVW](https://tactfolio.com/etf/IVW.md): iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, 0.18% a year
- [VUG](https://tactfolio.com/etf/VUG.md): Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF, 0.03% a year
- [SCHG](https://tactfolio.com/etf/SCHG.md): Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF, 0.04% a year

See [all 8 VOOG alternatives](https://tactfolio.com/alternatives/VOOG.md), compared on the same dates as VOOG.

## Test VOOG in your own rules

Tactfolio is a platform where you build rules-based investing strategies, backtest them on decades of real prices, share them, and run them automatically in your own Alpaca account. Open the [builder](https://tactfolio.com/builder), add VOOG, and see how a rule such as "hold it only above its 200-day average" would have done. Strategies run on daily prices and hold US stocks and ETFs only.

## The details

Prices come from Tactfolio's stored daily prices for VOOG and SPY. Each close is adjusted for splits, and dividends are reinvested on the day the fund pays them out. CAGR is the steady yearly return that turns the starting value into the ending value. Volatility is the yearly standard deviation of daily returns. Beta and correlation compare daily returns with the S&P 500 over the same dates.

Fund facts come from Vanguard. We checked them on October 16, 2026. Read [what a backtest simulates](https://tactfolio.com/docs/backtests.md) and [how to read drawdown and CAGR](https://tactfolio.com/docs/concepts/reading-a-backtest.md) for more on these measures.

## Research and test it

- [S&P 500 index](https://tactfolio.com/learn/sp500-index): The S&P 500 tracks about 500 large US companies. Learn how stocks get in, how the index is weighted, how to invest in it, and how far it has fallen before.
- [What is an ETF](https://tactfolio.com/learn/what-is-an-etf): An ETF is a fund that trades like a stock. Learn how ETFs work, what they cost, the main types, and the risks, with SEC sources.
- [ETF screener](https://tactfolio.com/screener.md): A free ETF screener for 162 US-listed funds. Filter by type, issuer and fee, sort by returns or worst drop, and compare funds side by side.
- [ETF expense ratio](https://tactfolio.com/learn/etf-expense-ratio): What an ETF expense ratio is, how the fund charges it, and how 0.03% vs 1% adds up over 10 and 30 years, with real fund examples.
- [Backtest a portfolio](https://tactfolio.com/trading-tools/backtest-portfolio): Backtest a portfolio of US stocks and ETFs. Enter tickers and shares, pick when to rebalance, and get the results with a link to share.
- [Backtesting](https://tactfolio.com/backtesting): Free backtesting software for stocks, ETFs, and crypto perps.

## Common questions

### What is the expense ratio of VOOG?

VOOG charges 0.07% a year, according to Vanguard as of October 16, 2026. That is about $7 a year for every $10,000 you hold.

### When did VOOG start trading?

VOOG started trading on September 7, 2010. It is run by Vanguard.

### What does VOOG track?

VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth Index. This fund holds the growth stocks of the S&P 500, which are large US companies whose sales and earnings have been rising faster than average.

### How much has VOOG returned per year?

From September 2010 to October 2026, VOOG returned about 16.6% a year with dividends reinvested. Its worst drop was −32.7%. Past returns do not tell you what it will do next.

### Is VOOG above its 200-day moving average?

On October 16, 2026, VOOG closed 6.1% above its 200-day moving average. This page updates after each US market close.

### Which strategies use VOOG?

None of Tactfolio's classic strategies hold VOOG yet. You can test it in your own rules in the builder.

## Sources

- [Vanguard: Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF fund page](https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/voog)

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