Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

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.

Ticker VB
ISIN
Fund Size $78.7B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Jan 2004
Base Currency USD
Index Spliced Small Cap Index
Asset Class Equities
Category US Equity

Costs

9.2
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

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%
 
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.
#1
Flex Ltd
0.69%
#2
Astera Labs Inc
0.62%
#3
Ciena Corp
0.51%
#4
Rocket Lab Corp
0.50%
#5
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd
0.48%
#6
Bloom Energy Corp
0.47%
#7
EMCOR Group Inc
0.46%
#8
Jabil Inc
0.45%
#9
Coherent Corp
0.42%
#10
Comfort Systems USA Inc
0.40%
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
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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