Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VB vs VXF: how they differ
VB and VXF hold 75% of their weight in the same names, and VB returned more over the year.
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VB and VXF hold 75% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VB | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 0.55% | 0.52% |
| Astera Labs Inc | 0.45% | 0.76% |
| Natera Inc | 0.45% | 0.46% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc | 0.46% | 0.44% |
| Twilio Inc | 0.38% | 0.37% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp | 0.35% | 0.36% |
| MKS Instruments Inc | 0.37% | 0.35% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp | 0.34% | 0.33% |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd | 0.34% | 0.33% |
| Entegris Inc | 0.33% | 0.32% |
| nVent Electric PLC | 0.33% | 0.32% |
| ATI Inc | 0.33% | 0.32% |
| Only in VB | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Jabil Inc 0.49% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| EMCOR Group Inc 0.45% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| NRG Energy Inc 0.38% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Tapestry Inc 0.36% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc 0.36% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| Atmos Energy Corp 0.35% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.33% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
| Moderna Inc 0.30% | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.47% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
| VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Small-Cap | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.3 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 21.7% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 1311 | 3365 |
VB in plain words
VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VB or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VB returned +15.2% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VB or VXF?
- VB charges 0.03% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VB and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 22% of VB and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 75% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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