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About Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
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Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
The fund provides solid exposure to the US small-cap growth market by tracking a CRSP index. CRSP classifies growth securities using fundamental factors such as 3-year historical growth in EPS, growth in sales per share, current investment-to-assets ratio, and return on assets. Securities are scored and ranked based on the composite of these growth factors, which is also the basis of their weighting. The resulting portfolio gives representative coverage of the mid-cap growth space. Vanguard attempts to fully replicate the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The index is fully reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Health Technology
Finance
Stocks98.63%
Technology Services20.74%
Health Technology13.02%
Finance11.39%
Producer Manufacturing9.92%
Electronic Technology9.47%
Consumer Services7.10%
Consumer Non-Durables4.46%
Industrial Services4.11%
Retail Trade2.84%
Energy Minerals2.60%
Commercial Services2.44%
Health Services1.99%
Non-Energy Minerals1.96%
Consumer Durables1.66%
Transportation1.47%
Process Industries0.93%
Distribution Services0.86%
Communications0.76%
Miscellaneous0.58%
Utilities0.33%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.37%
Cash1.37%
Mutual fund0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America99.40%
Europe0.60%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VBK invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Technology Services, with 20.74% stocks, and Health Technology, with 13.02% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VBK last dividends amounted to 0.40 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.40 USD in dividends, which shows a 0.72% increase.
VBK assets under management is 18.42 B USD. It's risen 6.31% over the last month.
VBK fund flows account for 211.15 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VBK pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.55%. The last dividend (Mar 31, 2025) amounted to 0.40 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VBK shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Jan 26, 2004, and its management style is Passive.
VBK expense ratio is 0.07% meaning you'd have to pay 0.07% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VBK follows the CRSP US Small Growth. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VBK invests in stocks.
VBK price has risen by 7.27% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 8.51% increase. See more dynamics on VBK price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.44% over the last month, showed a 4.35% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 9.07% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.44% over the last month, showed a 4.35% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 9.07% in a year.
VBK trades at a premium (0.05%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.