Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

VB

Market cap $75.2B

These ETFs will soar if small-cap stocks roar back. These ETFs will soar if small-cap stocks roar back.

Launched on January 26, 2004, the Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares (VB) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Small Cap Blend segment of the US equity market.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF charges half the expense ratio of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, but both are extremely low-cost. IJR is slightly more concentrated and tilts more toward financials, while VB emphasizes industrial and technology stocks.

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VB holds much greater assets under management and a slightly higher yield, while SCHA offers a marginally lower expense ratio. SCHA outperformed over the past year, but VB saw a smaller drawdown and higher five-year growth.

ISCB has delivered a higher 1-year return than VB but with slightly deeper drawdowns and a smaller asset base Both ETFs charge extremely low expense ratios and offer identical dividend yields ISCB holds more stocks and has a marginally higher weighting to Financial Services, while VB is more liquid and widely traded We're bullish on these 10 stocks ›

Both funds charge the same ultra-low expense ratio, but SPSM pays a slightly higher dividend yield. VB holds over twice as many stocks as SPSM, leading to broader small-cap exposure.

SCHA has delivered a higher one-year return but experienced a slightly deeper five-year drawdown than VB. Both ETFs keep expenses low, but VB edges out SCHA on cost and assets under management.