{
  "id": 15377237,
  "title": "Vanguard's Growth ETF Has Returned About 18% a Year for a Decade. I'd Plan on Much Less Through 2030.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/vanguards-growth-etf-has-returned-about-18-a-year-for-a-decade-id",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-18T07:36:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/18/vanguard-s-growth-etf-has-returned-about-18-a-year-for-a-decade-i-d-plan-on-much-less-through-2030/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF (VUG) has seen a return of about 18% per year for the past decade. However, a $10,000 investment today could potentially grow to around $15,000 by 2030, which is a return of about 10% per year before dividends. The fund's largest holdings, Nvidia, Apple, and Alphabet, make up around 35% of the fund's assets and have been growing their profits rapidly. Despite this, the fund's price-to-earnings ratio is currently high at 37 times, and it is estimated to drop to 30 times earnings by 2030. This would result in a modest growth of around 50% for a $10,000 investment in approximately four years.",
  "summary": "Its top holdings are growing earnings fast. But how much of that can a buyer at today's price keep?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}