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 "ticker": "VBK",
 "name": "Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF",
 "issuer": "Vanguard",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "verdict": "VBK tracks an index of Small-Cap Growth and returned +10.3% over the past year.",
 "lead": "VBK returned +10.3% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.05% a year and holds $22.8bn in net assets on Sep 30, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "stocks",
  "name": "Stocks",
  "label": "Stock ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/",
  "group": {
   "id": "us-stocks",
   "name": "U.S. stocks"
  },
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   "id": "us-small-growth",
   "name": "U.S. small-cap growth",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/us-small-growth/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-29",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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  "badge": null,
  "label": "Not measured",
  "category": "stocks",
  "sentence": "no other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured",
  "figure": null,
  "unit": null,
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  "to": null,
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   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+10.3%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VBK, total return, 1 year: +10.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+10.3%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "VBK, total return, 1 year: +10.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
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   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026",
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   "sentence": "VBK, expense ratio: 0.05%, as of Apr 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.05%",
    "as_of": "2026-04-28",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "VBK, expense ratio: 0.05%, as of Apr 28, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "554",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "sentence": "VBK, holdings: 554, as of Sep 30, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "554",
    "as_of": "2026-09-30",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk#fact-holdings",
    "text": "VBK, holdings: 554, as of Sep 30, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22128.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VBK, below its high: \u22128.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22128.0%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "VBK, below its high: \u22128.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "0.5%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VBK, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 0.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.5%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "VBK, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 0.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
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   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026",
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   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
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   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.3039",
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    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "VBK, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026: $0.3039, as of Sep 28, 2026."
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   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$22.8bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "sentence": "VBK, net assets: $22.8bn (the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$22.8bn",
    "as_of": "2026-09-30",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "VBK, net assets: $22.8bn (the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)."
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   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "Morningstar US Small Cap Growth Index",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Equity fund",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Stocks \u00b7 U.S. small-cap growth",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.05%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026"
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  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$336.78",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Jan 30, 2004",
   "source": null
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   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$22.8bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the Morningstar US Small Cap Growth Index, the index its prospectus names",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
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  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22128.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "554",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "12.2%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of",
   "value": "Sep 30, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s month-end file"
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  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "10.2%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "99.2%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "0.3%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "\u22120.4%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+0.9%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+0.9%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+6.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+3.0%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+9.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "+11.8%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+14.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+10.3%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+13.6%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+74.5%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+95.0%"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+17.3%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+79.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+188.8%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+325.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+695.6%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+931.2%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+9.5%",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u2013"
  }
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 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has VBK performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VBK returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +74.5%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VBK cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VBK hold?",
   "a": "554 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 12.2% of the fund. 10% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is VBK below its high?",
   "a": "8.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026."
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 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$366.24 on Aug 17, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-08-17",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 366.24,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$281.53 on Nov 20, 2025",
   "as_of": "2025-11-20",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 281.53,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
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  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$336.78, 65% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 336.78
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  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "554",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "12.2%",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pe",
   "label": "P/E ratio",
   "value": "31.1",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "source": "Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026",
   "number": 31.1,
   "url": "https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/vbk"
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 "trading": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-27",
  "score": null,
  "tier": null,
  "status": "not-scored",
  "lines": [
   "Not scored.",
   "$1,000: about $0.25, 0.025%, one way.",
   "$10,000: about $2.50, 0.025%, one way.",
   "Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.03%; 95% of days within \u00b10.03%.",
   "Limit: midpoint + 9\u00a2 to buy, midpoint \u2212 9\u00a2 to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $333.95, that\u2019s $334.04 to buy and $333.86 to sell."
  ],
  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk/trading/"
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 "flows": {
  "as_of": "2026-06-30",
  "coverage": "monthly",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/vbk.json",
  "windows": [],
  "latest_month": {
   "month": "2026-06",
   "net_flow_usd": 163990860,
   "net_flow": "+$164m",
   "source": "SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone"
  }
 },
 "generated": "2026-10-29",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, VBK, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk"
}