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SMMD vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SMMD returned +22.4% to VXF's +14.0%; 39% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $4.2bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Russell 2500 ETF, and $30.2bn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

SMMD on its own →VXF on its own →
At a glance
+22.4%
SMMD total return, 1 year
+14.0%
VXF total return, 1 year
0.15%
SMMD expense ratio
0.05%
VXF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXF costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points.

SMMD vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSMMDVXF
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.4%+14.0%
Drawdown
Below its high5.3%, high on Aug 14, 20266.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 2500 IndexS&P Completion Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.05%
Net assets, SMMD as of Nov 3, 2026 and VXF as of Oct 31, 2026$4.2bn$30.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common39%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund43.4%9.5%

Method

What they share

39%

By the books each fund has filed, SMMD and VXF hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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39% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SMMD VXF
ATI 0.34% 0.31%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.29% 0.31%
GUARDANT HEALTH 0.31% 0.29%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.30% 0.25%
AFFIRM HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.28% 0.25%
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES 0.30% 0.24%
ROKU CLASS A 0.29% 0.24%
ROYAL GOLD 0.27% 0.24%
US FOODS HOLDING 0.31% 0.24%
TD SYNNEX 0.24% 0.25%
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 0.26% 0.24%
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.31% 0.24%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SMMD
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF 40.62%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA 0.31%
VIATRIS 0.31%
NISOURCE 0.30%
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS 0.27%
F5 0.26%
SNAP ON INC 0.26%
REVVITY 0.25%
Only in VXF
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%
Snowflake Inc 1.42%
Cloudflare Inc 1.35%
Natera Inc 0.72%
Strategy Inc 0.67%
Astera Labs Inc 0.67%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.67%
Twilio Inc 0.54%
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Side by side

SMMD iShares Russell 2500 ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Extended Market
Total return, 1 year +22.4% +14.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (IWV) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +7.6 pts vs IWV not measured
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 10.3% 0.0%
Holdings 516 3359
Net assets, SMMD as of Nov 3, 2026 and VXF as of Oct 31, 2026 $4.2bn $30.2bn

SMMD and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
SMMD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +22.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

SMMD tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 516 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,359 positions, with the top ten at 9.5%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SMMD or VXF?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SMMD returned +22.4% and VXF +14.0%.
Which is cheaper, SMMD or VXF?
VXF is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SMMD and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 10% of SMMD and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
SMMD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SMMD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SMMD ↗
VXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VXF ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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