# VBR (Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF)

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

VBR charges 0.05% a year by its prospectus filed Apr 28, 2026 and returned +17.6% over the year to Oct 28, 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/

VBR tracks an index of Small-Cap Value and returned +17.6% over the past year.

## Key facts

- VBR, total return, 1 year: +17.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VBR, expense ratio: 0.05%, as of Apr 28, 2026.
- VBR, holdings: 822, as of Sep 30, 2026.
- VBR, below its high: −3.9%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VBR, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 2.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VBR, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026: $1.03, as of Sep 28, 2026.
- VBR, net assets: $35.1bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).

## VBR over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +3.0% | +0.9% |
| 3 months | −1.3% | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +6.1% | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +15.4% | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +17.6% | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +71.8% | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +51.4% | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +177.1% | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +685.3% | +931.2% |
| Since launch, annualised | +9.5% | – |

## VBR key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $251.66 on Aug 14, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $198.88 on Nov 20, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $240.87, 80% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 822
- Top ten weight: 5.9%
- P/E ratio: 15.6 (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026)

## VBR 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: +0.04%; 95% of days within ±0.04%.
- Limit: midpoint + 7¢ to buy, midpoint − 7¢ to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $241.65, that’s $241.72 to buy and $241.58 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vbr/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Morningstar US Small Cap Value Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · U.S. small-cap value | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026 |
| Price | $240.87 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Jan 30, 2004 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $35.1bn | 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 Value Index, the index its prospectus names | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | −3.9% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 822 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 5.9% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 30.4% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.3% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.1% | ETFIQ |

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

Monthly data only. Jun 2026: +$82.1m, 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/vbr.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has VBR performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VBR returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +71.8%.

### What does VBR cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

### What does VBR hold?

822 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 5.9% of the fund. 30% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is VBR below its high?

3.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

### What is the expense ratio of VBR?

VBR's expense ratio is 0.05% a year, read from 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026.


## Cite this page

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