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Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF

MGC
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Dec 17, 2007
Expense Ratio
0.07%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$10,953,879
AUM
$4,060,025,999
Associated Index
CRSP US Mega Cap Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

AAPL
Apple Inc
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Microsoft Corporation
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AMZN
Amazon.com Inc.
3.73%
NVDA
NVIDIA Corp
3.6%
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.5%
TSLA
Tesla Inc
2.16%
GOOG
Alphabet Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class C
2.13%
META
Meta Platforms Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A
2.03%
BRK/B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B
1.89%
LLY
Lilly(Eli) & Co
1.47%
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What is MGC?

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks in the United States

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MGC
Performance Measures**

for the time period Dec 24, 2007 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 1.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 6.6%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -52.2%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 19.7%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.64

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.22

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toMGC

ETFs correlated to MGC include IWL, SPY, VV

MGC
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF
IWL
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Top 200 ETF
SPY
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
VV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Large Cap ETF
UPRO
ProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 ETF 3x Shares
IVV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
SPXL
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares
SSO
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra S&P500 2x Shares
VOO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
SPLG
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
GSUS
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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OOS Cumulative Return

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FAQ

MGC is a US Equities ETF. The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-capitalization stocks in the United States

MGC tracks the CRSP US Mega Cap Index.

No, MGC is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, MGC is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on MGC is -0.004%. This is the percent change in the value of MGC over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on MGC is 0.0112%. This is the percent change in the value of MGC over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of MGC for the past year is 0.1743%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to MGC include IJH, MDY, and VTI.

ETFs correlated to MGC include IWL, SPY, and VV.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to MGC include SDS, SPXS, and SPXU.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.