Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of smaller United States companies. The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is Vanguard Quantitative Equity Group.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $262.94 to $266.71
• 50-Day Range: $219.76 to $271.49
• 52-Week Range: $214.77 to $304.59
• Volume: 207,469 shs
• Average Volume: 282,969 shs
• Market Capitalization: $71.02 billion
• Assets Under Management: $18.03 billion
• Dividend Yield: 0.57%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.07%
• Aggregate Rating: Moderate Buy

VBK ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VBK shares performed this year?

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF's stock was trading at $280.06 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VBK shares have decreased by 5.6% and is now trading at $264.41.
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Who are Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF include Assetmark Inc. (0.56%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.37%), LPL Financial LLC (0.31%) and Mather Group LLC. (0.30%).

How do I buy shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF?

Shares of VBK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Fund Details

• Issuer: Vanguard
• Fund Name: Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:VBK
• Inception Date: 1/26/2004
• Fund Manager: Gerard O'Reilly, Nick Birkett
• Web: www.vanguard.com
• Phone: +1-800-5231036

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: CRSP US Small Cap Growth Index
• Category: Size and Style
• Focus: Small Cap
• Development Level: Developed Markets
• Region: North America
• Number of Holdings: 578

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $18.03 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $206,643.10
• Discount/Premium: -0.09%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Advisor: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Custodian: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
• Distributor: Vanguard Marketing Corporation
• Transfer Agent: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Latour Trading

Options

• Optionable: N/A
• Short Interest: 145,400 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 268,600,000
• Beta: 1.16
• Creation Unit: 25,000
• Creation Fee: $500.00