# VBK (Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF)

Vanguard · Stock ETFs · U.S. small-cap growth · data as of Oct 28, 2026

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.

Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

VBK tracks an index of Small-Cap Growth and returned +10.3% over the past year.

## Key facts

- VBK, total return, 1 year: +10.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VBK, expense ratio: 0.05%, as of Apr 28, 2026.
- VBK, holdings: 554, as of Sep 30, 2026.
- VBK, below its high: −8.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VBK, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 0.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VBK, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026: $0.3039, as of Sep 28, 2026.
- VBK, net assets: $22.8bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).

## VBK over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −0.4% | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +0.9% | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +3.0% | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +11.8% | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +10.3% | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +74.5% | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +17.3% | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +188.8% | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +695.6% | +931.2% |
| Since launch, annualised | +9.5% | – |

## VBK key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $366.24 on Aug 17, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $281.53 on Nov 20, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $336.78, 65% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 554
- Top ten weight: 12.2%
- P/E ratio: 31.1 (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026)

## VBK trading

- 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 ±0.03%.
- Limit: midpoint + 9¢ to buy, midpoint − 9¢ to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $333.95, that’s $334.04 to buy and $333.86 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Morningstar US Small Cap Growth Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · U.S. small-cap growth | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026 |
| Price | $336.78 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Jan 30, 2004 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $22.8bn | the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the Morningstar US Small Cap Growth Index, the index its prospectus names | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | −8.0% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 554 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 12.2% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 10.2% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.2% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.3% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Jun 30, 2026

Monthly data only. Jun 2026: +$164m, from SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/vbk.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has VBK performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VBK returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +74.5%.

### What does VBK cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

### What does VBK hold?

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.

### How far is VBK below its high?

8.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, VBK, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vbk
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