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VBKVanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares

Grow my money22y track recordRanked #74 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-cap growth stocks.

By Vanguard · Launched 2004

Annual Cost

0.05%

#275 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$45.5B

#72 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+33.6%

Track Record

22 years

#185 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,934+29.3%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Growth

Index tracked

CRSP US Small Cap Growth Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 10.0% of fundwell diversified

Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
1.4%
New Issuer: BB Company ID:72400263
1.2%
Ciena Corp
1.1%
Comfort Systems USA Inc
1.1%
SoFi Technologies Inc
1.0%
Natera Inc
1.0%
Coherent Corp
0.9%
Lumentum Holdings Inc
0.9%
Astera Labs Inc
0.7%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd
0.7%

Asset allocation

Stocks
97.3%
Cash
2.6%
Other
0.1%

By sector

Technology
25.9%
Industrials
24.7%
Healthcare
15.3%
Consumer Cyclical
9.6%
Financial Services
5.5%
Energy
4.8%
Real Estate
3.9%
Communication
3.5%
Other
6.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
20.0%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-38.7%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.67Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.97Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-cap growth stocks.
Strategy
Employs an indexing investment approach to track the CRSP US Small Cap Growth Index by investing at least 80% of net assets in the stocks that make up the Target Index, holding each stock in proportion to its weighting.
Inception date
January 26, 2004
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-06-19