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Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

VB
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jan 26, 2004
Expense Ratio
0.05%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$108,888,951
AUM
$43,356,517,739
Associated Index
CRSP US Small Cap Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
1.48%
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Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
0.58%
FICO
Fair, Isaac Corp.
0.44%
TRGP
Targa Resources Corp
0.4%
BLDR
Builders Firstsource Inc
0.38%
PTC
PTC Inc
0.36%
BG
Bunge Ltd.
0.35%
IEX
Idex Corporation
0.35%
RS
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
0.34%
ATO
Atmos Energy Corp.
0.34%
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What is VB?

The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-capitalization stocks in the United States

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Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 30, 2004 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 3.6%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 2.9%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -59.6%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 22.6%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.52

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.16

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toVB

ETFs correlated to VB include SMMD, ESML, BBMC

VB
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Small Cap ETF
SMMD
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 2500 ETF
ESML
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF
BBMC
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF
SCHA
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
SCHM
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
MDY
State Street Global Advisors - S&P MidCap 400 ETF
MIDU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Mid Cap Bull 3x Shares
SPMD
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
IVOO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

FAQ

VB is a US Equities ETF. The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-capitalization stocks in the United States

VB tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index.

No, VB is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, VB is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on VB is -0.0251%. This is the percent change in the value of VB over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on VB is -0.01%. This is the percent change in the value of VB over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of VB for the past year is 0.2114%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to VB include IVV, VTI, and IJR.

ETFs correlated to VB include SMMD, ESML, and BBMC.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to VB include RWM, TZA, and TWM.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.