MGK News and Press, Vanguard Mega Cap Growth From 03/28/22

Our view on U.S. large caps remains unchanged, but it was already negative due to stretched valuations and the interest rate sensitivity baked into that segment’s growth-oriented profile. High inflation, rising rates and slowing growth is a potentially poisonous mix for equity ...

Growthier segments of the market came under pressure as investors began prioritizing shorter duration, current profitability, and dividend income. The Russell 1000 makes up about 93% of the total U.S. market cap. This index can be broken down between the Russell 1000 Growth and Russel...

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) - $0.2383. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.43% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 29; for shareholders of record Mar 25; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.2383

MGK is a highly-concentrated mega-cap growth ETF with an expense ratio of just 0.07%. It's been an outstanding performer in the last decade, trouncing the S&P 500 by 90%. Fundamentals support this performance. Mega-cap growth stocks are highly profitable, and the largest U.S. stoc...

European stocks actually performed better than the NASDAQ last week so maybe it was positive developments in the Ukraine war that spurred the rally. The dollar index fell nearly 1% last week but is still in an uptrend across shorter time frames. What the market does on a week to w...

We believe value is likely to outperform growth over the coming years and threats to economic growth from inflation, rate hikes and geopolitical risks do not change our view. The global economy, led by the U.S., was growing rapidly as it reopened from the coronavirus pandemic. Yea...

As a follow-up to article comparing the IJS and VBR Small-Cap Value ETFs, this article reviews the Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF. Along with a deep dive into MGV, I will compare its performance to the Small-Cap Value ETFs mentioned above, plus the Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF. The pre...

Almost every commodity rose in prices last week, as did the dollar. Those two factors - rising dollar and rising commodity prices - mean the likelihood of recession in the coming year has risen significantly in just the last week. There was considerable volatility in stocks last week,...

Emerging Markets are outperforming the rest of the world, due in large part to windfall profits in the commodities-exporting countries of South America and the Middle East. If you want to follow the money, this is a good place to start. Money has been flowing out of tech, consumer dis...

Mounting inflation and rising interest rates are creating conditions for broader value recovery, particularly for companies that have solid business fundamentals. Despite the recent outperformance, value stocks still trade at a near-record discount to growth peers. In any sector, ...