Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

VBR

Market cap $35.3B

The Federal Reserve has not been generous with rate cuts lately, and the Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR | VBR Price Prediction) has the kind of interest rate sensitivity that makes that hurt.

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The iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (ISCV) was launched on June 28, 2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Small Cap Value segment of the US equity market.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF provides exposure to a broader basket of holdings at a significantly lower expense ratio than iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF outperformed iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF on a total return basis over the last year and five years.

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Looking for broad exposure to the Small Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares (VBR), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 26, 2004.

SLYV charges a higher expense ratio but has slightly outperformed VBR over the past year Both funds offer similar dividend yields and target small-cap value stocks, but SLYV holds fewer companies SLYV has experienced deeper drawdowns, while VBR has larger assets under management (AUM) and greater diversification