VBKVanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,934+29.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Small
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Growth
Index tracked
CRSP US Small Cap Growth Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 10.0% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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