Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares is trading 2.5% up today as lower oil prices and easing U.S.–Iran tensions boost risk appetite for rate-sensitive assets.
- Information technology, the fund's largest sector at 41.4%, is outperforming as investors rotate into AI and growth names on expectations of cooling inflation.
- Cheaper energy costs are reducing perceived future rate-hike risks, providing a significant tailwind for the broader S&P 500 and Nasdaq.