NYSE Arca · VUG · ETF
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) ETF price history
Every NYSE Arca trading session of Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF from Jan 30, 2004 to Nov 12, 2026: 5,727 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
VUG adjusted close, 2004 to 2026
- $92.64
- All time high, 2026
- $93.00
- 52 week high, $69.56 low
- 5,727
- Daily sessions since 2004
Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 2004 to 2026 series and minute bars.
VUG key facts
- Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) closed at $85.01 on Nov 12, 2026 on NYSE Arca.
- VUG's all time high close is $92.64, set on Oct 6, 2026; its all time low close is $4.52 on Mar 9, 2009.
- VUG's 52 week range is $69.56 to $93.00.
- VUG returned +3.7% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +63.7% over five years.
- Over ten years VUG returned +404%, +17.5% a year compounded.
- VUG's deepest drawdown was -50.7% from Oct 31, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009.
- DataCedar holds 5,727 daily sessions of VUG history from Jan 30, 2004 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
VUG price chart, 2004 to 2026
VUG returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -7.2% |
| 3 months | -4.3% |
| 6 months | -1.7% |
| Year to date | +4.0% |
| 1 year | +3.7% |
| 3 years | +79.2% |
| 5 years | +63.7% |
| 10 years | +403.5% |
| Since Jan 30, 2004 | +1,198% |
| Compound annual growth, 22.8 years | +11.9% |
VUG records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $92.64 on Oct 6, 2026
- All time low close
- $4.52 on Mar 9, 2009
- 52 week high
- $93.00 on Oct 6, 2026
- 52 week low
- $69.56 on Mar 30, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -50.7% from Oct 31, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009, recovered Feb 8, 2011
- Best single session
- +11.9% on Oct 13, 2008
- Worst single session
- -12.6% on Mar 16, 2020
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 19.1%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 53%
- Growth of 1 since 2004
- 13.0×
- Best calendar year
- 2023, +47%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -38%
VUG price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 2004 starts on Jan 30, 2004; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $81.81 | $93.00 | $69.56 | $85.01 | +4.8% | 1.8B | 218 |
| 2025 | $68.35 | $83.96 | $52.40 | $81.13 | +19.4% | 1.9B | 250 |
| 2024 | $50.79 | $70.88 | $49.46 | $67.95 | +32.7% | 1.6B | 252 |
| 2023 | $35.19 | $51.59 | $34.03 | $51.21 | +46.8% | 1.4B | 250 |
| 2022 | $52.37 | $52.60 | $33.26 | $34.87 | -33.2% | 2.1B | 251 |
| 2021 | $41.15 | $53.33 | $38.72 | $52.17 | +27.3% | 1.3B | 252 |
| 2020 | $29.44 | $41.27 | $21.42 | $40.97 | +40.2% | 1.7B | 253 |
| 2019 | $20.93 | $29.48 | $20.63 | $29.21 | +37.0% | 1.1B | 252 |
| 2018 | $22.15 | $25.66 | $19.81 | $21.32 | -3.3% | 1.4B | 251 |
| 2017 | $17.37 | $22.30 | $17.30 | $22.05 | +27.7% | 1.1B | 251 |
| 2016 | $15.97 | $17.56 | $14.12 | $17.26 | +6.3% | 1.1B | 252 |
| 2015 | $15.80 | $16.97 | $14.19 | $16.24 | +3.2% | 1.2B | 252 |
| 2014 | $13.81 | $15.99 | $13.10 | $15.74 | +13.6% | 944.7M | 252 |
| 2013 | $10.68 | $13.85 | $10.63 | $13.85 | +32.5% | 907.9M | 252 |
| 2012 | $9.10 | $10.84 | $9.00 | $10.45 | +17.0% | 851.4M | 250 |
| 2011 | $8.85 | $9.62 | $7.65 | $8.93 | +1.8% | 702.6M | 252 |
| 2010 | $7.55 | $8.81 | $3.29 | $8.77 | +17.2% | 644.6M | 251 |
| 2009 | $5.50 | $7.60 | $4.48 | $7.49 | +36.1% | 1B | 252 |
| 2008 | $8.93 | $8.93 | $4.56 | $5.50 | -38.0% | 971.5M | 252 |
| 2007 | $7.94 | $9.25 | $7.70 | $8.87 | +12.5% | 343.2M | 251 |
| 2006 | $7.27 | $8.01 | $6.78 | $7.89 | +9.2% | 147.6M | 249 |
| 2005 | $6.91 | $7.42 | $6.37 | $7.22 | +5.0% | 48.3M | 251 |
| 2004 | $6.54 | $6.98 | $5.96 | $6.88 | n/a | 40.1M | 231 |
VUG monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $85.01 | -0.1% |
| October 2026 | $85.06 | -5.6% |
| September 2026 | $90.11 | +2.1% |
| August 2026 | $88.24 | +3.6% |
| July 2026 | $85.20 | -1.1% |
| June 2026 | $86.14 | -3.8% |
| May 2026 | $89.50 | +7.7% |
| April 2026 | $83.08 | +14.2% |
| March 2026 | $72.72 | -5.1% |
| February 2026 | $76.64 | -4.3% |
| January 2026 | $80.08 | -1.3% |
| December 2025 | $81.13 | -0.5% |
About the VUG data
Daily bars. 5,727 sessions from Jan 30, 2004 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per NYSE Arca trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Oct 23, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE Arca trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jan 30, 2004, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nyse-arca%3AVUG/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on NYSE Arca
Common questions
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