Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
About
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (US9229087518) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the Spliced Small Cap Index. With a expense ratio of 0.03%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 504 positions across 2 regions with 78.7B in assets, with heavy concentration — 73% in United States.
Score Breakdown
Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
| Component | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.2 | Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%) |
| Cost (30%) | 9.2 | Tracking Difference: 8.9 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 10.0 |
| Diversification (45%) | 6.5 | Holding Count: 6.4 · Country Concentration: 4.9 · Sector Concentration: 10.0 |
| Liquidity (25%) | 10.0 | Assets Under Management |
Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.
Costs
9.2 This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.
Expense Ratio0.00%
Expense Ratio0.00%
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Expense Ratio | 0.03% |
Cumulative Returns
Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
| Period | Cumulative Return |
|---|---|
| 1 Month | +0.01% |
| 3 Months | +0.13% |
| 6 Months | +0.15% |
| 1 Year | +0.25% |
| 3 Years | +0.49% |
| 5 Years | +0.32% |
| 10 Years | +1.56% |
| YTD | +0.10% |
| Since Inception | +1.56% |
Holdings
6.4 This fund holds 504 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
View all holdings (50)
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flex Ltd | FLEX | 69.00% |
| 2 | Astera Labs Inc | ALAB | 62.00% |
| 3 | Ciena Corp | CIEN | 51.00% |
| 4 | Rocket Lab Corp | RKLB | 50.00% |
| 5 | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | CRDO | 48.00% |
| 6 | Bloom Energy Corp | BE | 47.00% |
| 7 | EMCOR Group Inc | EME | 46.00% |
| 8 | Jabil Inc | JBL | 45.00% |
| 9 | Coherent Corp | COHR | 42.00% |
| 10 | Comfort Systems USA Inc | FIX | 40.00% |
| 11 | REVOLUTION Medicines Inc | RVMD | 39.00% |
| 12 | Lumentum Holdings Inc | LITE | 38.00% |
| 13 | Tapestry Inc | TPR | 37.00% |
| 14 | AST SpaceMobile Inc | ASTS | 37.00% |
| 15 | Natera Inc | NTRA | 37.00% |
| 16 | Twilio Inc | TWLO | 36.00% |
| 17 | NRG Energy Inc | NRG | 35.00% |
| 18 | Atmos Energy Corp | ATO | 35.00% |
| 19 | Casey's General Stores Inc | CASY | 35.00% |
| 20 | TechnipFMC PLC | FTI | 34.00% |
| 21 | Curtiss-Wright Corp | CW | 34.00% |
| 22 | nVent Electric PLC | NVT | 33.00% |
| 23 | FTAI Aviation Ltd | FTAI | 33.00% |
| 24 | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc | MTSI | 31.00% |
| 25 | Everpure Inc | P | 31.00% |
| 26 | Sterling Infrastructure Inc | STRL | 31.00% |
| 27 | MasTec Inc | MTZ | 30.00% |
| 28 | Williams-Sonoma Inc | WSM | 30.00% |
| 29 | United Therapeutics Corp | UTHR | 30.00% |
| 30 | ATI Inc | ATI | 30.00% |
| 31 | XPO Inc | XPO | 30.00% |
| 32 | Fabrinet | FN | 29.00% |
| 33 | SoFi Technologies Inc | SOFI | 29.00% |
| 34 | Illumina Inc | ILMN | 29.00% |
| 35 | Expand Energy Corp | EXE | 28.00% |
| 36 | Omnicom Group Inc | OMC | 28.00% |
| 37 | Carpenter Technology Corp | CRS | 28.00% |
| 38 | Smurfit Westrock PLC | SW | 27.00% |
| 39 | F5 Inc | FFIV | 27.00% |
| 40 | MKS Instruments Inc | MKSI | 27.00% |
| 41 | Nextpower Inc | NXT | 27.00% |
| 42 | Akamai Technologies Inc | AKAM | 27.00% |
| 43 | JB Hunt Transport Services Inc | JBHT | 26.00% |
| 44 | CH Robinson Worldwide Inc | CHRW | 26.00% |
| 45 | Woodward Inc | WWD | 26.00% |
| 46 | Albemarle Corp | ALB | 26.00% |
| 47 | Entegris Inc | ENTG | 26.00% |
| 48 | Okta Inc | OKTA | 26.00% |
| 49 | IonQ Inc | IONQ | 25.00% |
| 50 | RB Global Inc | RBA | 25.00% |
Sectors
10.0 This fund is well-diversified across 12 sectors, with no single sector dominating.
| Sector | Weight |
|---|---|
| Unknown | 2711.00% |
| Industrials | 1731.00% |
| Technology | 1458.00% |
| Health Care | 820.00% |
| Financials | 767.00% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 563.00% |
| Real Estate | 509.00% |
| Materials | 435.00% |
| Energy | 293.00% |
| Consumer Staples | 252.00% |
| Utilities | 241.00% |
| Communication Services | 220.00% |
Regions
4.9 This fund is concentrated in just 3 countries, with significant geographic concentration.
| Country | Weight |
|---|---|
| United States | 7264.00% |
| UNKNOWN | 2711.00% |
| Canada | 25.00% |
Nerd Stuff
Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
69.8%
Volatility
-17.0%
Max Drawdown
11.32
Sharpe Ratio
18.59
Sortino Ratio
46.63
Calmar Ratio
0.97
Beta
-5.51%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.693
R²
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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