Vanguard Mega Cap ETF
MGC NYSE Arca
The Vanguard Mega Cap ETF seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index and provides a convenient way to get diversified exposure to the largest U.S. stocks representing approximately the top 70% of market capitalization
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- Fund size
- 2.18B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.07% per year
- Dividend yield
- 0.90% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 13.5% Below Average
- Beta
- 0.96 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 228.23288.18
How MGC has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 13Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, MGC returned +20.6% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +1.1 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±13% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −9.8% on Mar 30, 2026 — 77 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 6% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 0.96 means MGC has moved roughly in line with the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average286.06 +0.5%
- 26-day average284.21 +1.1%
- 50-day average281.65 +2.0%
- 200-day average265.68 +8.2%
The price is above 4 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
US Equity · LargeCap Size — tracking the CRSP US Mega Cap Index.
- Assets under management2.18BUSD
- Expense ratio0.07%per year
- Holdings263
- Risk score3.8Low
Launched December 2007. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
What it pays you
Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.
About 9 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 2.58
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Sep 28, 2026
Last 12 months
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About Vanguard Mega Cap ETF
The Vanguard Mega Cap ETF seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Mega Cap Index and provides a convenient way to get diversified exposure to the largest U.S. stocks representing approximately the top 70% of market capitalization
- Featured in 1 curated theme
- 263 holdings
- Ticker
- MGC
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US9219108738
- CUSIP
- 921910873
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- US Equity
- Industry
- LargeCap Size
- Benchmark
- CRSP US Mega Cap Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 13, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.