ETF·NYSE
Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)
- Net assets
- $177.93B
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Yield
- 0.38%
- 52-week range
- $83.09 $130.66
The short version
Where VGT stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
VGT at a glance
Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT): Buy, 71/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 200-day but below its 50-day moving average ($108.10 and $122.51).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.09%, $177.9B in net assets, +35.2% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
VGT earns a CleaRank rating of Buy and a model score of 71/100.
Trend contributes the most to that score: the price is 9.92% above its 200-day average, and the 50-day average is 13.32% above the 200-day. Momentum is the largest drag, since the 14-day RSI of 34.3 sits in the bearish zone. The 50-day average is $122.51 and the 200-day is $108.10. The price rose 26.69% over the past year.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from VGT's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
3/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $118.83 is 3.0% below the 50-day simple moving average of $122.51.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 9.9% above the 200-day simple moving average of $108.10.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($122.51) is 13.3% above the 200-day average ($108.10), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 75% of its 52-week range, between $83.09 and $130.66.
VGT share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far VGT has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where VGT sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
4/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.09% a year, $9.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $177.9B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Technology, makes up 99.3% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 0.38%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 35.19%.
VGT Fund Facts
Vanguard Information Technology ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide broad exposure to U.S. information technology companies across large-, mid-, and small-cap segments. The fund seeks to track a market-cap-weighted index of technology businesses, giving investors diversified access to major software, hardware, semiconductor, communications equipment, and IT services firms.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | VGT |
|---|---|
| YTD | 33.84% |
| 1 month | 4.40% |
| 3 months | 5.20% |
| 1 year | 35.19% |
| 3 years | 35.04% |
| 5 years | 20.92% |
| 10 years | 24.72% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, VGT has an expense ratio of 0.09%, $177.93B in net assets and a distribution yield of 0.38%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for VGT.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of VGT's holdings, performance and risks.
Technology is the core of VGT, and it makes up 99.3% of the fund. With nearly the entire portfolio in one sector, VGT moves in step with that sector. The fund is a Vanguard Technology fund that launched on January 26, 2004.
Costs run at 0.09% a year, or $9.00 on a $10,000 holding. Net assets come to $177.9B. Investors receive a distribution yield of 0.38%, and portfolio turnover is 8%.
Concentration matters here: Technology makes up 99.3% of the fund, so a setback in that sector would weigh on the whole. VGT's average daily move is 1.23%.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
2/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 34.3, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 34.3 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of VGT
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
The price of Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) sits between its two moving averages: at $118.83, it is 9.92% above the 200-day average ($108.10) and 3.00% below the 50-day average ($122.51). At 75% of its 52-week range, the price is 9.05% below the 52-week high of $130.66. The 50-day average runs 13.32% above the 200-day average, a gap that would narrow if the price stays under the shorter average.
A recent pullback sits inside a stronger longer record: the price fell 0.08% over the past month, rose 5.07% over the past three months and rose 26.69% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 34.3, in the bearish zone, above the oversold line, although the MACD line is positive, which pulls the other way.
- Two levels deserve the closest attention: the 50-day SMA at $122.51, which sits above the price, and the 200-day SMA at $108.10, which sits below it.
- The 14-day RSI is 34.3, in the bearish zone, while the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 signal stretched momentum.
- Fees add up over time. VGT's expense ratio of 0.09% a year works out to $9.00 on every $10,000 invested.
VGT's trend is mixed. The price holds above its 200-day average at $108.10 yet stays under its 50-day average at $122.51. A close over the 50-day would flip both signals to upward, while a close under the 200-day would flip both to downward. For now the price is boxed in, with the 200-day SMA ($108.10) beneath it and the 50-day SMA ($122.51) above.
With the RSI in the bearish band, momentum works against a quick rebound.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for VGT, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with VGT at $118.83, its 14-day RSI is 34.3 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $122.51 and its 200-day is $108.10.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What VGT moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, VGT's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.90 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.97 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.45 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.18 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
VGT trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from VGT's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much VGT tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
VGT's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
4/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.23% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 30.1%, from December 2021 to October 2022, regained by June 2023.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
91% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $156,654, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
VGT Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, VGT's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -30.1% (December 2021 to October 2022); it regained that peak by June 2023, 8 months after the low, and 91% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into VGT in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: VGT beat the S&P 500 over this period: $156,654 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in VGT in October 2016 would be worth about $156,654 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to VGT, and which have not.
Strongest month, May: an average of +5.40%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, February: an average of +0.04%, up in 6 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +2.28%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, VGT's strongest calendar month has been May (average +5.40%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest February (average +0.04%, up in 6 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in VGT, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in VGT today could grow to about $27,611 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $76,193 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $10,005 (above the amount invested: over ten years most simulated paths of a rising, moderately volatile asset end higher). The simulation models price only; at today's 0.38% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
VGT 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $178 for VGT by 2030 in the base case, from $119 today (1.5x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $93.87. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on VGT's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $95.42 | $132 | $181 | |
| 2028 | $92.47 | $146 | $229 | |
| 2029 | $92.43 | $161 | $281 | |
| 2030 | $93.87 | $178 | $339 | |
| 2031 | $96.33 | $197 | $405 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of VGT's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.