Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT

Capitalización de mercado USD 146 mil M

Three Vanguard fund names sound like three different strategies, but the same handful of mega-cap tech companies sit at the top of all of them, and that hidden overlap quietly shapes how much risk you are actually taking on.

Taking a long-term approach to investing can help you build wealth in the stock market. The best stock ETFs can grow your money with consistent investing and many years of compound returns.

This tech-stock-heavy ETF has grown at a torrid pace in recent years. The fact that it owns sizable stakes in many semiconductor stocks explains that.

In the past decade, the Vanguard Information Technology ETF grew investor capital by more than ninefold. An expense ratio of 0.09%, which is half what a rival ETF charges, keeps more money in investors' pockets.

ChatGPT's launch date turned out to be one of the most consequential moments for tech ETF investors, but the fund that won the last three years did it by taking on a risk most people overlook when they compare expense

A $10,000 investment in Vanguard's Information Technology ETF at the start of 2026 would be worth $13,700 before distributions and trading costs, after VGT climbed 37% this year. That makes the fund easy to regret missing and harder to buy after the rally.

I do not invest in index funds because they give you exposure to many unproductive companies that drag down overall returns. Most of the S&P 500's top stocks are in the tech sector, and tech has reliably outperformed the famed benchmark over many years.

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) has been one of the market's best performers in recent years. The tech sector is slowly becoming a place where you can find more dividend stocks.

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF has produced a total annualized return of more than 17% in the past two decades. While the top holdings in this ETF have earned the respect of shareholders, investors should set the right expectations about what the future will bring.

The U.S. is home to 13 public companies worth $1 trillion or more, and six of them are in the information technology sector. They include Nvidia, Microsoft, Micron Technology, and Broadcom, which are at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution.