Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

About

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (US9229085959) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the Spliced Small Cap Growth Index. With a expense ratio of 0.05%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 503 positions across 2 regions with 23.9B in assets, with heavy concentration — 96% 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 8.1 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 9.3 Tracking Difference: 9.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 10.0
Diversification (45%) 6.3 Holding Count: 6.4 · Country Concentration: 4.9 · Sector Concentration: 9.0
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 VBK
ISIN
Fund Size $23.9B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Jan 2004
Base Currency USD
Index Spliced Small Cap Growth Index
Asset Class Equities
Category US Equity

Costs

9.3
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 0.05%

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 +0.00%
3 Months +0.18%
6 Months +0.18%
1 Year +0.29%
3 Years +0.55%
5 Years +0.23%
10 Years +1.88%
YTD +0.14%
Since Inception +1.88%

Holdings

6.4
This fund holds 503 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
Astera Labs Inc
1.38%
#2
Ciena Corp
1.14%
#3
Rocket Lab Corp
1.13%
#4
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd
1.06%
#5
Bloom Energy Corp
1.05%
#6
Coherent Corp
0.94%
#7
Comfort Systems USA Inc
0.89%
#8
REVOLUTION Medicines Inc
0.87%
#9
Lumentum Holdings Inc
0.85%
#10
Natera Inc
0.82%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Astera Labs Inc ALAB 138.00%
2 Ciena Corp CIEN 114.00%
3 Rocket Lab Corp RKLB 113.00%
4 Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd CRDO 106.00%
5 Bloom Energy Corp BE 105.00%
6 Coherent Corp COHR 94.00%
7 Comfort Systems USA Inc FIX 89.00%
8 REVOLUTION Medicines Inc RVMD 87.00%
9 Lumentum Holdings Inc LITE 85.00%
10 Natera Inc NTRA 82.00%
11 AST SpaceMobile Inc ASTS 82.00%
12 Twilio Inc TWLO 80.00%
13 Casey's General Stores Inc CASY 79.00%
14 TechnipFMC PLC FTI 76.00%
15 Curtiss-Wright Corp CW 76.00%
16 nVent Electric PLC NVT 75.00%
17 FTAI Aviation Ltd FTAI 74.00%
18 Sterling Infrastructure Inc STRL 70.00%
19 Everpure Inc P 69.00%
20 MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc MTSI 68.00%
21 ATI Inc ATI 67.00%
22 MasTec Inc MTZ 66.00%
23 Fabrinet FN 65.00%
24 SoFi Technologies Inc SOFI 64.00%
25 Carpenter Technology Corp CRS 62.00%
26 Nextpower Inc NXT 61.00%
27 Entegris Inc ENTG 59.00%
28 Woodward Inc WWD 58.00%
29 Okta Inc OKTA 58.00%
30 IonQ Inc IONQ 57.00%
31 Lattice Semiconductor Corp LSCC 56.00%
32 Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One FWONK 56.00%
33 RB Global Inc RBA 55.00%
34 Affirm Holdings Inc AFRM 54.00%
35 Royal Gold Inc RGLD 53.00%
36 EMCOR Group Inc EME 51.00%
37 RBC Bearings Inc RBC 50.00%
38 BWX Technologies Inc BWXT 50.00%
39 Talen Energy Corp TLN 49.00%
40 EQT Corp EQT 48.00%
41 Roku Inc ROKU 47.00%
42 PTC Inc PTC 46.00%
43 Guardant Health Inc GH 45.00%
44 Incyte Corp INCY 45.00%
45 Deckers Outdoor Corp DECK 45.00%
46 Generac Holdings Inc GNRC 45.00%
47 SiTime Corp SITM 44.00%
48 Neurocrine Biosciences Inc NBIX 44.00%
49 Lennox International Inc LII 44.00%
50 First Solar Inc FSLR 43.00%

Sectors

9.0
This fund is well-diversified across 12 sectors, with no single sector dominating.
 
Sector Weight
Technology 2562.00%
Industrials 2518.00%
Health Care 1430.00%
Consumer Discretionary 814.00%
Financials 541.00%
Energy 397.00%
Communication Services 383.00%
Real Estate 369.00%
Unknown 367.00%
Materials 265.00%
Consumer Staples 263.00%
Utilities 103.00%

Regions

4.9
This fund is concentrated in just 3 countries, with significant geographic concentration.
 
Country Weight
United States 9596.00%
UNKNOWN 343.00%
Canada 61.00%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
77.7%
Volatility
-17.6%
Max Drawdown
13.08
Sharpe Ratio
21.54
Sortino Ratio
57.85
Calmar Ratio
1.22
Beta
-8.01%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.797
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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