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VBVanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Grow my money22y track recordRanked #36 of 2,960 in this goal

Tracks the performance of a benchmark index measuring small-capitalization stocks.

By Vanguard · Launched 2004

Annual Cost

0.03%

#190 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$182.7B

#14 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+30.6%

Track Record

22 years

#185 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,669+26.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

CRSP US Small Cap Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 5.0% of fundwell diversified

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
1.0%
New Issuer: BB Company ID:72400263
0.5%
Sandisk Corp/DE
0.5%
Ciena Corp
0.5%
Comfort Systems USA Inc
0.5%
SoFi Technologies Inc
0.4%
NRG Energy Inc
0.4%
Natera Inc
0.4%
Coherent Corp
0.4%
EMCOR Group Inc
0.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.5%
Cash
1.5%
Other
0.0%

By sector

Industrials
20.8%
Technology
17.2%
Financial Services
12.6%
Consumer Cyclical
11.3%
Healthcare
11.1%
Real Estate
7.6%
Basic Materials
4.8%
Energy
4.7%
Other
9.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
16.6%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-42.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.70Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.03Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of a benchmark index measuring small-capitalization stocks.
Strategy
Invests primarily in stocks of small U.S. companies to replicate the CRSP US Small Cap Index. Holds each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.
Inception date
January 26, 2004
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-06-19