Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF trades at $87.28 (market cap $27.10B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $145.33 (market cap $39.02B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Yum! Brands, Inc. pays a 2.1% dividend while Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals — on Pluang, investors hold Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF for 54 Days and Yum! Brands, Inc. for 132 Days on average.
| VOOG | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.10B | $39.02B |
Volume | 1,178,312 | 2,597,636 |
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $87.81 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $65.32 | $135.77 |
Typical Hold Time | 54 Days | 132 Days |
Enterprise Value | — | $50.63B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.1% |
Signals from Pluang's Aura AI — not financial advice
VOOG trades at $87.69, down slightly by 0.14% on the day, with technical indicators showing mixed signals—bullish moving averages but bearish oscillators including an overbought RSI. The ETF, tracking the S&P 500 Growth Index, has delivered strong long-term returns, with recent news highlighting institutional buying and outperformance versus peers. Key support sits at $87, resistance at $88.
Outlook remains positive for long-term growth investors given VOOG's low expense ratio and historical outperformance, though near-term risks include tech sector concentration and market volatility. The ETF's focus on large-cap growth stocks positions it well for sustained appreciation, but investors should be cautious of valuation extremes in growth segments.
YUM stock trades at $145.15, up 3.42% today, with a bullish technical signal and strong support at $141. Revenue grew to $8.21B in 2025, with net income of $1.56B and a 25.4% net margin. The company recently sold Pizza Hut for $1.5B, focusing on KFC and Taco Bell, and declared a $0.75 dividend payable September 18, 2026.
Outlook is positive with a consensus price target of $170.44, though high debt and competitive pressures pose risks. Earnings beat expectations in two of the last three quarters, and cash flow from operations is robust at $2.01B, supporting shareholder returns amid a hold-heavy analyst rating.
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VOOG is an index-based ETF that tracks the S&P 500 Growth Index, composed of the growth-oriented companies within the S&P 500. It selects constituents based on three key metrics—sales growth, the ratio of earnings change to price, and momentum—offering a highly liquid and low-cost way to capture the high-performing 'growth slice' of the broader U.S. large-cap market.
Read more on VOOG →Yum Brands is a U.S.-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (26,930 global units), Pizza Hut (18,380 units), Taco Bell (7,790 units), and The Habit Burger (310 units) at year-end 2021. With $58 billion in 2021 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world, behind McDonald's ($112.5 billion) but ahead of Restaurant Brands International ($36 billion) and Starbucks ($25 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, created via a 2016 spinoff transaction (after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity). Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon Brands, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions.
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