Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
VB NYSE Arca
The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Small Cap Index, which measures the investment return of small-capitalization stocks.
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- Fund size
- 26.1B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.05% per year
- Dividend yield
- 1.27% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 15.8% Average Risk
- Beta
- 1.02 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 238.14308.38
How VB has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 12Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, VB returned +16.9% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +1.5 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±16% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −9.0% on Mar 30, 2026 — 32 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 17% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 1.02 means VB has moved roughly in line with the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average288.71 −0.2%
- 26-day average290.52 −0.8%
- 50-day average292.54 −1.5%
- 200-day average282.34 +2.1%
The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
US Equity · SmallCap — tracking the CRSP US Small Cap Index.
- Assets under management26.1BUSD
- Expense ratio0.05%per year
- Holdings1,349
- Risk score4.2Medium
Launched January 2004. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
What it pays you
Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.
About 13 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 3.65
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Sep 28, 2026
Last 12 months
3.65 USD / shareWhere VB shows up
Curated themes and indices that hold VB. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.
About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Small Cap Index, which measures the investment return of small-capitalization stocks.
- Featured in 2 curated themes
- 1,349 holdings
- Ticker
- VB
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US9229087518
- CUSIP
- 922908751
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- US Equity
- Industry
- SmallCap
- Benchmark
- CRSP US Small Cap Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 12, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.