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About VANGUARD WORLD FUND
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Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
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 passively provides diverse exposure to information technology stocks in the US, yet it still reflects the concentrated nature of the space. It represents the market well, including more small- and micro-caps than most of the other broad tech sector funds. Definitions of tech differ from fund to fund: the fund includes credit card firms but excludes telecoms. Gaming and internet services companies are also excluded, following a GICS revision in 2018. In all, the fund offers broad, plain-vanilla exposure to the US technology market. The fund diversifies its holdings by applying limits on regulated investment companies using the MSCI 25/50 methodology. The index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Stocks99.67%
Electronic Technology52.98%
Technology Services43.74%
Producer Manufacturing2.46%
Distribution Services0.33%
Transportation0.10%
Commercial Services0.04%
Process Industries0.03%
Finance0.00%
Consumer Services0.00%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.33%
Cash0.33%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.96%
Europe2.02%
Middle East0.02%
Asia0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VGT invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Electronic Technology, with 52.98% stocks, and Technology Services, with 43.74% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VGT top holdings are Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corporation, occupying 17.17% and 14.34% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VGT last dividends amounted to 0.73 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.78 USD in dividends, which shows a 6.47% decrease.
VGT assets under management is 84.79 B USD. It's risen 16.41% over the last month.
VGT fund flows account for 30.76 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VGT pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.53%. The last dividend (Mar 27, 2025) amounted to 0.73 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VGT shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Jan 26, 2004, and its management style is Passive.
VGT expense ratio is 0.09% meaning you'd have to pay 0.09% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VGT follows the MSCI US IMI 25/50 Information Technology. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VGT invests in stocks.
VGT price has risen by 5.72% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 9.46% increase. See more dynamics on VGT price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 14.55% over the last month, showed a −4.56% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 10.73% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 14.55% over the last month, showed a −4.56% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 10.73% in a year.
VGT trades at a premium (1.06%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.