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Vanguard Small-Cap Value (VBR)

Small-cap ETF · Vanguard · NYSE ARCA · 845 holdings
$241.54 ▲ +2.23 (0.93%)
At close · USD · Volume 236,651
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$198.76 – $251.85
Day's range
$238.11 – $241.70
1-year total return
+18.6%
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VBR price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

VBR fund facts

FundVanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares
TickerVBR · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)Vanguard
Category (by our rules)Small-cap
Expense ratio0.05%
Holdings845
Net assets (fund, SEC)$67.8B
Yield (last 12 months)1.83%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$198.76 – $251.85
Average volume (3 months)263,555
First price in our data30 Jan 2004
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+1.6%
3 months
−0.5%
6 months
+5.3%
Year to date
+15.7%
1 year
+18.6%
3 years a year
+19.0%
5 years a year
+8.5%
10 years a year
+10.5%
Volatility (1 year)
13.9%
Largest drop, last year
−8.9%
Largest drop in our data
−62.0%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.05% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $5 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 28 Apr 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
4.42 USD
Yield on today's price
1.83%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
28 Sep 2026
Full VBR dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

VBR top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 Jabil Inc JBL 0.87%
2 NRG Energy Inc NRG 0.66%
3 Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 0.64%
4 Tapestry Inc TPR 0.63%
5 Atmos Energy Corp ATO 0.62%
6 Williams-Sonoma Inc WSM 0.59%
7 Moderna Inc MRNA 0.54%
8 Smurfit Westrock PLC SW 0.52%
9 F5 Inc FFIV 0.50%
10 US Foods Holding Corp 0.48%
The top 10 make up 6.1% of the fund, out of 845 holdings.
Positions as of 30 Jun 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 30% of VBR by weight (103 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 47 out of 100.

Undervalued 22%Fair 69%Overvalued 9%
Industrials 18%Information Technology 13%Health Care 12%Real Estate 12%Consumer Discretionary 11%Materials 10%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 30 Jun 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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VBR: frequently asked questions

What is VBR?

VBR is the Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF, issued by Vanguard, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Small-cap". Its latest SEC filing lists 845 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of VBR?

VBR charges 0.05% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 28 Apr 2026. On $10,000 that is about $5 a year in fund costs.

Does VBR pay dividends?

Yes. VBR paid 4.42 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.83% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 28 Sep 2026.

What does VBR hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are Jabil Inc (0.9%), NRG Energy Inc (0.7%), Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund (0.6%). The top 10 together make up 6.1% of the fund.

How has VBR performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +18.6%, 3 years +19.0% a year, 5 years +8.5% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside VBR?

We score 30% of the fund by weight (103 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 47 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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