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Morningstar Rating

QQQQ

Morningstar Analyst Rating

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Ryan Jackson, Associate Analyst

Total Assets 5,617 (USD Mil)

1,141 Funds in Category

17 Jun 2020 18:08, UTC

The Overall Morningstar Rating is based on riskadjusted returns, derived from a weighted average of the three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar metrics.

The conduct of Morningstar's analysts is governed by the Code of Ethics and Investment Research 12-Month Yield

Integrity Policy. For information regarding conflicts of interest, please visit company/disclosures.

0.78%

Morningstar Category US Fund Large Growth

Category Index Russell 1000 Growth TR USD

Prospectus Benchmark S&P 500 Growth TR USD

Exchange NYSE ARCA

Small Mid Large

Equity Style Map

Value Blend Growth

Centroid Ownership Zone

Investment 30 Apr 2021 Category Index 30 Apr 2021 Category Avg. 31 May 2021

Growth of $10,000 54,000 45,000 36,000 27,000 18,000

Expenses % 0.10

3-Mo. Avg. Daily Volume (Shares) 103,868

31 May 2021 Fund (Price) Fund (NAV) Category Avg. Category Index

Analyst(s) Ryan Jackson, Associate Analyst

Morningstar Analyst Rating 17 Jun 2020 18:08, UTC

Morningstar Pillars Process(17 Jun 2020) People(17 Jun 2020) Parent(17 Jun 2020) Disclosure

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Above Average Above Average High

Morningstar Analyst Rating Morningstar evaluates funds based on five key pillars,which its analysts believe lead to fund that are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis.

Analyst Rating Spectrum

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The Morningstar Analyst Rating for Funds is a forward-looking analysis of a fund. Morningstar has identified five key areas crucial to predicting the future success of a fund: People, Parent, Process, Performance, and Price. The pillars are used in determining the Morningstar Analyst Rating for a fund. Morningstar Analyst Ratings are assigned on a five-tier scale running from Gold to Negative. The top three ratings, Gold, Silver, and Bronze, all indicate that our analysts think highly of a fund; the difference between them corresponds to differences in the level of analyst conviction in a fund's ability to outperform its benchmark and peers through time, within the context of the level of risk taken over the long term (defined as a full market cycle or at least five years). Neutral represents funds in which our analysts don't have a strong positive or negative conviction over the long term (defined as a full market cycle or at least five years) and Negative represents funds that possess at least one flaw that our analysts believe is likely to significantly hamper future performance over the long term (defined as a full market cycle or at least five years). Past performance of a security may or may not be sustained in future and is no indication of future performance. For detailed information about the Morningstar Analyst Rating for Funds, please visit

9,000 0 2011

4.63 4.44 6.90 1.79

& 4 1,683

2012

14.16 14.44 -0.90 -0.82

( 57 1,681

2013

32.65 32.57 -1.35 -0.91

( 61 1,712

2014

14.71 14.73 4.73 1.68

& 6 1,710

2015

5.41 5.39 1.79 -0.28

* 37 1,681

2016

6.84 6.74 3.52 -0.33

& 23 1,463

2017

27.18 27.21 -0.46 -3.00

( 53 1,363

2018

-0.22 -0.18 1.91 1.34

* 30 1,405

2019

30.93 31.03 -0.87 -5.36

( 61 1,360

2020

33.32 33.33 -2.53 -5.16

* 50 1,289

YTD

7.91 7.80 0.78 1.74

* 43 1,280

Total Return % Fund (Price) Fund (NAV) +/? Cat. Avg. +/? Cat. Index

Quartile Rank Percentile Rank # of Funds in Cat.

150

0 -150

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Fund Flows (USD Mil)

*Performance Disclosure: The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate; thus an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than return data quoted herein.

Analyst View Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF VOOG is a sound, cost-efficient choice for exposure to the large-cap growth market. Under Morningstar's enhanced ratings framework, which places a greater emphasis on fees, this fund receives an upgrade to Silver from Bronze.

This strategy fully replicates the S&P 500 Growth Index, which features stocks representing the fastergrowing half of the S&P 500. Most of these firms have durable competitive advantages, as close to 95% of the portfolio is invested in stocks with a wide or narrow Morningstar Economic Moat Rating. Many of these stocks draw rich valuations that reflect their attractive outlooks. These lofty expectations raise the hurdle that holdings must clear to deliver competitive returns.

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Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF VOOG

Morningstar Rating

QQQQ

1,141 Funds in Category

Morningstar Analyst Rating

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17 Jun 2020 18:08, UTC

Morningstar Category US Fund Large Growth

Category Index Russell 1000 Growth TR USD

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Prospectus Benchmark S&P 500 Growth TR USD

Some firms will inevitably stumble, but this fund's broad diversification and market-cap-weighting approach keep it out of trouble. If stocks disappoint, they tend to become a smaller part of the portfolio as they underperform.

This fund casts a wide net that pulls blend stocks into its portfolio. In fact, nearly one third of the portfolio overlaps with its value counterpart, Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF VOOV. This broad reach helps limit the fund's exposure to the priciest large-cap companies and reduces firm-specific risk, though there is some concentration at the top.

Market-cap weighting harnesses the market's collective wisdom about the value of each holding and mitigates turnover. However, it can also precipitate sector biases relative to the broad market. The fund does not make sector-relative adjustments in its stock selection approach. Its sector weightings are similar to the large-growth Morningstar Category average, so they shouldn't greatly affect the fund's category-relative performance, but they are a source of active risk relative to the broad market that won't always pay off.

Although SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF SPYG tracks the same index at a lower cost, this fund's 0.10% price tag is compelling and comfortably ranks in the category's cheapest decile.

Process Above Average Approach This fund tracks the S&P 500 Growth Index, which yields a well-diversified portfolio that accurately represents the opportunity set available to its active peers. Additionally, it leverages the consensus opinion of a well-defined market to weight its holdings. These considerations support a Process rating of Above Average.

The S&P 500 Growth index begins its construction by assigning each constituent of the S&P 500 both a growth and value score. Growth scores are derived from 12-month price change, three-year sales growth, and three-year change in earnings yield (where a decline in earnings yield is associated with higher growth). The stocks representing the third of the universe with the strongest growth characteristics are fully allocated to the growth index, while the cheapest third are fully allocated to the S&P 500 Value Index. Stocks in the middle third are partially allocated to each index based on their relative growth and value characteristics until each index approximates half of the S&P 500.

Stocks that land in the index are weighted by market cap, which promotes low turnover. That said, this index does not include buffers designed to mitigate turnover like some of its peers. As a result, it consistently has higher turnover than similar market-cap-weighted index strategies.

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Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF VOOG

Morningstar Rating

QQQQ

1,141 Funds in Category

Morningstar Analyst Rating

,,

17 Jun 2020 18:08, UTC

Morningstar Category US Fund Large Growth

Category Index Russell 1000 Growth TR USD

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Prospectus Benchmark S&P 500 Growth TR USD

Small Mid Large

Historical Style Map 30 Apr 2021

Value Blend Growth

Current Portfolio Earliest Portfolio

Fund 30 Apr 2021 Cat Index 31 May 2021

Financial Metrics 30 Apr 2021

Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

Wide Moat Coverage % 59.51 62.01 56.57

Narrow Moat Coverage % 37.85 33.51 40.01

No Moat Coverage %

2.64 4.48 3.42

Financial Health

A

A-

A-

Profitability

B

B

B-

Growth

B

B

B

ROIC

21.12 20.81 15.44

Cash Return %

48.02 57.56 43.51

Free Cash-Flow Yield ex-Fins 31.91 32.09 42.46

D/C Ratio

41.31 43.03 36.82

Value & Growth Measures 30 Apr 2021

Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

P/E

28.92 28.66 30.55

P/B

8.55 9.51 6.81

P/Sales

5.02 4.23 4.92

P/Cash Flow

19.70 19.32 20.23

Div. Yield %

0.83 0.82 0.60

Long-Term Earnings %

15.51 14.53 15.74

Historical Earnings %

15.75 12.47 15.09

Sales Growth %

11.10 10.46 9.25

Cash-Flow Growth %

18.10 17.87 15.38

Book Value Growth %

11.13 9.66 11.06

Portfolio This portfolio primarily consists of highly profitable firms with durable competitive advantages and strong outlooks. These promising characteristics are no secret and are reflected in these stocks' lofty valuations. Most firms deserve their handsome valuations, as large-cap stocks are the subject of wide investor attention and tend to be priced accurately.

As this fund includes stocks that represent half of the large-cap market, not all of its holdings have strong growth characteristics. Those that exhibit both growth and value traits are partially allocated between this portfolio and Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF VOOV. Some of these companies receive significant investment. For example, value firms JPMorgan Chase JPM and Intel Corp INTC each represent 1% of this portfolio but do not appear at all in the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Including value and blend stocks produces a less pronounced growth tilt than the category average, but it improves diversification.

This portfolio resembles the category average more closely in its sector composition, where it is very similar aside from a slight underweighting in healthcare. This breeds confidence that the fund's low fee will translate into strong category-relative performance.

This strategy does not cap its investment in any holding, so the portfolio can be top-heavy. At the end of May 2020, the top 10 holdings claimed more than 41% of assets. Additionally, Microsoft MSFT, Apple AAPL, and Amazon AMZN jointly represent more than a fourth of the portfolio. However, market-cap weighting gradually pares exposure to firms that begin to struggle, and the fund's broad reach spreads risk, outside the crowding at the top.

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Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF VOOG

Morningstar Rating

QQQQ

1,141 Funds in Category

Morningstar Analyst Rating

,,

17 Jun 2020 18:08, UTC

Morningstar Category US Fund Large Growth

Category Index Russell 1000 Growth TR USD

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Prospectus Benchmark S&P 500 Growth TR USD

Market Capitalization Breakdown % 30 Apr 2021

Giant Large Mid Small Micro

Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

67.09 62.10 66.26 24.67 24.69 16.61 8.23 12.33 15.37 0.00 0.89 1.73 0.00 0.00 0.03

Top 10 Holdings 30 Apr 2021

Apple Inc Microsoft Corp Inc Facebook Inc A Alphabet Inc A Alphabet Inc Cla... Tesla Inc NVIDIA Corp PayPal Holdings Inc The Home Depot Inc

Portfolio Morningstar Weight % Rating

11.31 QQQ 10.37 QQQQ 8.09 QQQQ 4.26 QQQQ 3.86 QQQQ 3.79 QQQQ 2.97 QQ 2.03 QQ 1.67 Q 1.37 Q

Total Return YTD %

-5.43 11.69 -0.70 20.50 35.26 38.21 -14.25 28.55 11.94 19.17

World Region % Americas

75%

Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

99.45 99.45 0.00

0.54 0.47 0.06 0.00 0.00

0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01

99.93 99.86 0.07

0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00

0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05

94.96 94.67 0.29

2.60 0.66 1.83 0.00 0.11

2.44 0.19 0.02 0.69 1.54

Sector Weightings % 30 Apr 2021 Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

h Cyclical

r Basic Materials t Consumer Cyclical y Financial Services u Real Estate

j Sensitive

i Communication Serv. o Energy p Industrials a Technology

k Defensive

s Consumer Defensive d Healthcare f Utilities

26.51 26.31 29.42 1.73 0.68 1.45 16.69 16.52 16.06 7.00 7.21 10.57 1.09 1.90 1.35

57.75 55.71 53.87 15.27 12.80 15.32 0.06 0.09 0.46 6.06 4.70 6.34 36.36 38.12 31.76

15.74 17.98 16.70 3.88 4.69 3.60 11.36 13.27 12.74 0.50 0.02 0.36

Avg Market Cap (USD Bil) 368.55 287.75 314.51

Turnover Ratio %

24.00

--

--

% Assets in Top 10

49.71 44.48

--

# of Holdings

238 462 565

Base Currency

US Dollar US Dollar US Dollar

Index Attributes 21 Jan 2020

Index Selection

Growth

Index Weighting

Market Capitalization

Strategic Beta

Yes

Strategic Beta Group Growth

Performance Over the trailing 10 years through April 2020, this strategy outpaced the category average by 2.32 percentage points, with less volatility. Its lower-than-average cash drag, lean expense ratio, and favorable exposure to industrials and consumer staples stocks have been the main engines of this outperformance.

Unlike many of its active category peers, this fund is always fully invested. This low drag has boosted performance during market rallies without putting the fund at a disadvantage during downturns. For example, this fund beat the category average during the novel coronavirus sell-off from Feb. 19 through March 24, 2020 by 41 basis points, owing to more favorable stock exposure in the healthcare and financials sectors.

Tight index tracking has not been a problem for this portfolio management team. Over the trailing three years through April 2020, this fund trailed its benchmark by 23 basis points, close to the amount

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Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF VOOG

Morningstar Rating

QQQQ

1,141 Funds in Category

Morningstar Analyst Rating

,,

17 Jun 2020 18:08, UTC

Morningstar Category US Fund Large Growth

Category Index Russell 1000 Growth TR USD

of its expense ratio.

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Prospectus Benchmark S&P 500 Growth TR USD

3-Year Risk vs. Category 31 May 2021 Below Avg

Low

Average

High

3-Year Return vs. Category 31 May 2021

Avg

Low

Average

High

3-Year Risk vs. Return Scatterplot 31 May 2021 24.0

18.0

12.0

6.0

0.0

Return %

-6.0

0.0

5.0

10.0

Standard Deviation %

Fund Category Index Morningstar Category

15.0

20.0

3-Year Market Volatility Measures 31 May 2021

Upside Capture Ratios % Downside Capture Ratios % Drawdown Maximum % Drawdown Peak Date Drawdown Valley Date Max Drawdown Duration

Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

101.04 108.13

--

88.57 92.37

--

-16.43 -15.98 -17.96

01 May 2011

30 Sep 2011

5

Rolling Return Summary 31 May 2021

19%

36-Month Rolling Periods 93

61

Observations, 7 Years

16

The shading and percentages

correspond to how often the

3

strategy returns landed in each

category quartile.

Risk & Volatility Measures 31 May 2021

Trailing Alpha Beta R-Squared Sharpe Ratio Standard Deviation

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

Fund Cat Index Cat Avg.

-2.99 -4.42 -0.99

2.89 4.02 2.47

3.00 3.90 2.74

1.07 1.13 1.03

0.98 1.02 1.01

0.98 1.03 1.01

88.47 86.22 81.30 94.51 93.07 89.33 92.88 92.09 86.69

2.08 1.99 2.11

1.05 1.09 0.99

1.22 1.26 1.15

16.62 17.82 16.98 18.62 19.64 19.92 15.22 16.02 16.41

Trailing Returns 31 May 2021

1-Month 3-Month

Total Return % +/? Category +/? Index Quartile Rank Percentile Rank

# of Funds in Category

-0.91 8.67

0.10 2.97

0.47 1.53 *&

47

24

1292 1290

YTD 1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year 15-Year Since Inception

8.11 39.11 20.95 20.24 16.33

--

17.70

1.05 -1.14 0.05 -0.17 1.10

--

--

1.79 -0.81 -2.07 -1.83 -0.65

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*

*

*

*

*

--

--

40

50

48

49

28

--

--

1280 1242 1141 1028 758 560

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Sustainability Rating2

Historical Sustainability Score Global Category Average

Percent Rank Relative to Global Category: Average

Global Category Percent Rank out of 1,000 Funds

35

1

100

21.16 0

Low ESG Risk Current Sustainability Score (Based on 100% of AUM)

20.62 0

Low ESG Risk

50 Severe ESG Risk

50 Severe ESG Risk

Sustainable Fund by Prospectus? Yes No

ESG Pillars

Environmental 3/Average

Social 10/Average

Governance 8/Below Avg.

Morningstar Global Category: US Equity Large Cap Growth. Sustainability Score as of 31 Mar 2021. Sustainability Rating as of 31 Mar 2021. Sustainalytics provides company level analysis used in the calculation of Morningstar's Sustainability Score. Sustainability Mandate information is derived from the fund prospectus.

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