Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VBK vs VXF: how they differ
VBK and VXF hold 40% of their weight in the same names.
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VBK and VXF hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VBK | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Astera Labs Inc | 1.05% | 0.76% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 1.27% | 0.52% |
| Natera Inc | 1.04% | 0.46% |
| REVOLUTION Medicines Inc | 1.07% | 0.44% |
| Twilio Inc | 0.88% | 0.37% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp | 0.82% | 0.36% |
| MKS Instruments Inc | 0.42% | 0.35% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp | 0.79% | 0.33% |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd | 0.78% | 0.33% |
| Entegris Inc | 0.77% | 0.32% |
| nVent Electric PLC | 0.77% | 0.32% |
| ATI Inc | 0.76% | 0.32% |
| Only in VBK | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| Incyte Corp 0.54% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| EMCOR Group Inc 0.52% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Lennox International Inc 0.51% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| Generac Holdings Inc 0.49% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| Nordson Corp 0.45% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Deckers Outdoor Corp 0.39% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
| PTC Inc 0.37% | 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.
| VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth 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 Growth | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.7 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 10.2% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 545 | 3365 |
VBK in plain words
VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 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. 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%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VBK or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +13.8% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VBK or VXF?
- VBK charges 0.05% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VBK and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 10% of VBK and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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