Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): FAQ guide before investing🚀 Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK): A Deep Dive into Holdings and Hypothetical Returns
🌟 The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is a popular exchange-traded fund offering investors access to some of the largest and most dynamic growth-oriented companies in the U.S. market. MGK closely tracks the
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About VANGUARD WORLD FUND
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Inception date
Dec 17, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
The fund provides focused exposure to the largest growth companies in the US. It selects companies exhibiting six growth characteristics: future long-term growth in earnings per share (EPS), future short-term growth in EPS, three-year historical growth in EPS, three-year historical growth in sales per share, current investment-to-assets ratio, and return on assets. Securities are scored and ranked based on the composite value of these six growth factors. Overall, the fund provides market-like exposure. The index is fully reviewed on a quarterly basis.
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What's in the fund
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Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Retail Trade
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Mega Cap Stocks lower from here:Threw together some drawings on the MGK chart, but the same pattern can be seen on AMEX:SPY AMEX:VTI or other big indexes. I feel like the failure of NVDA to push higher on a very positive earnings report is sort of the canary in the coal mine here. Everyone knows about the inverted yield curve
Mega Cap Growth Stocks - Stick a fork in itShort of a miracle, it sure looks to me as if the mega cap stocks that fueled this 2 year rally have lost their fuel and are head down, and possibly in a big way this year. The trading channels are very clear for this ETF. You can see where they lost the steeper bull channel, retested it, and now ha
Can Mega Cap Growth Make A Comeback?One of the most important, yet consistently underappreciated, aspects of technical analysis is the concept of relative strength.
As a portfolio manager, one must be held accountable to some type of benchmark. And thus, if we want to outperform said benchmark, we most own things that are outperfo
Mega Cap ETF vs Equal Weighted ETF.....huge divergence today.This a chart comparing apples to oranges, essentially. One is MGK, a megacap ETF and the other is an equal weighted ETF based on the entire S&P500. The Nasdaq is getting bitchslapped today and this is the reason - it's very top heavy because of the organizational weighting of the index itself. I'
Mega Caps underperform I speculated yesterday that it is to be seen if yesterdays squeeze-like move can be sustained. Well, at least under the hood of the market it it seems like it can't. Mega Caps get sold after they moved higher yesterday post-FOMC, while the broad basket gets bid up. Similar situation over at the FI c
$MGK Pullback Buyers Hunting For The Entry$MGK has had a great run higher doubling in value from the lows. This move higher did get quite overextended creating an overshoot on the highs. When a market blows through a level (in this case the channel highs) and overshoots it, the response is very important. In this case, the response was imme
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
MGK trades at 343.65 USD today, its price has risen 10.46% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on MGK price chart.
MGK net asset value is 340.97 today — it's risen 14.29% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
MGK assets under management is 25.28 B USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
MGK price has risen by 10.46% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 17.11% increase. See more dynamics on MGK price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 14.29% over the last month, showed a −3.30% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 20.63% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 14.29% over the last month, showed a −3.30% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 20.63% in a year.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
MGK invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
MGK expense ratio is 0.07%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, MGK isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, MGK technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is strong buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating MGK shows the strong buy signal. See more of MGK technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, MGK technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is strong buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating MGK shows the strong buy signal. See more of MGK technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, MGK pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.45%.
MGK trades at a premium (0.45%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
MGK shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc.
MGK follows the CRSP US Mega Growth. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Dec 17, 2007.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.