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About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
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Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
The fund is passively managed to provide vanilla exposure to the bottom 2-15% of the US equity investable universe. It may hold small-cap US-listed stocks of companies that meet certain investability screens including a minimum market capitalization of $15 million. The portfolio is weighted on a free-float adjusted capitalization basis. The index is reviewed quarterly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Stocks98.88%
Finance21.95%
Technology Services11.77%
Producer Manufacturing9.34%
Health Technology7.94%
Electronic Technology5.87%
Consumer Services5.08%
Retail Trade4.92%
Process Industries4.06%
Consumer Non-Durables3.74%
Utilities3.40%
Industrial Services3.36%
Commercial Services2.81%
Consumer Durables2.73%
Energy Minerals2.53%
Non-Energy Minerals2.22%
Transportation2.12%
Health Services2.06%
Distribution Services1.99%
Communications0.74%
Miscellaneous0.27%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.12%
Cash1.12%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.94%
Europe2.06%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VB invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 21.95% stocks, and Technology Services, with 11.77% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VB last dividends amounted to 0.92 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.90 USD in dividends, which shows a 1.65% increase.
VB assets under management is 61.80 B USD. It's risen 5.75% over the last month.
VB fund flows account for 4.76 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VB pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.46%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.92 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VB shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Jan 26, 2004, and its management style is Passive.
VB expense ratio is 0.05% meaning you'd have to pay 0.05% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VB follows the CRSP US Small Cap. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VB invests in stocks.
VB price has risen by 5.97% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.67% increase. See more dynamics on VB price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.47% over the last month, showed a 2.39% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 7.13% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.47% over the last month, showed a 2.39% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 7.13% in a year.
VB trades at a premium (0.04%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.