Prediction: This Unstoppable Vanguard ETF Will Crush the S&P 500 in the Remainder of 2026
Some of America's largest growth stocks had a sluggish start to 2026, but they're bouncing back.
Overview
Had you invested in an S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index fund at the beginning of 2026, you would have had a 9.5% gain during the first half of the year. But had you parked your money in the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: VOOG) instead, you would have gained 11.5% during the same period.
The S&P 500 is made up of 500 companies from 11 different industry sectors, so it's highly diversified. The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that mimics the S&P 500 Growth index, which holds only 148 of the best-performing growth stocks from the regular S&P 500, while disregarding the other 352 stocks.
Details
As a result, the ETF tends to outperform the S&P 500 on a consistent basis, and here's why I predict that trend will continue as 2026 draws to a close.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.