Is VB a good investment?

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) is a US small-cap ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VB 4.4 out of 10 — highest on Growth (6.4), lowest on Quality (1.4). It trades at 19.6 times earnings, against its own median of 18.4. Its ten largest holdings are 4% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VB rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) 4.4 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) 4.4 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.4 / 10
Growth: 6.4 / 10
Valuation: 5.9 / 10
Risk: 3.0 / 10
Quality: 1.4 / 10
Return: 4.3 / 10

What is VB's expense ratio? 0.03% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VB charges 0.03% a year, yields 1.42% and holds $183.4B in assets across 1304 positions.

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) — cost, income and size
Measure	VB
Expense ratio	0.03%
Dividend yield	1.42%
Assets under management	$183.4B
Holdings	1304

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in VB's data

U.S. small-cap equities, weighted by market size across sectors.

Trades at a richer price than the typical small-cap fund — more of each dollar goes to the purchase price.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 13.4x sits above the category median of 11.5x and its own 12.3x historical median. Holdings: 1,304.

A broad small-cap core position, built for long-term exposure to smaller U.S. companies.

Why did VB move this week? It fell 2.1% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Casey S General Stores and Guidewire Software drove it

VB fell 2.1% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Casey S General Stores (−18.8%), Guidewire Software (−30.5%) and Cooper (−23.7%); Roivant Sciences (+18.6%) pushed the other way.

Is VB expensive right now? It trades at 19.6 times earnings, against its own median of 18.4

As of September 11, 2026, VB is more expensive than 69% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 79 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside VB? 17% Tech

What's inside VB: Size (Large 5%, Mid 76%, Small 19%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 16.9%; AI 0.7%; Semiconductors 2.8%; Memory 1.1%.

What are VB's top holdings? The ten largest are 4% of the fund

Revolution Medicines, Natera, Emcor, Credo Technology, Jabil, Casey's General Stores, Coach, Twilio, Illumina and Atmos Energy are VB's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 84% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of VB's weight sits in its 264 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 711 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vb