Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) is a US small-cap ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VB 3.7 out of 10 — highest on Value (4.6), lowest on Quality (1.3). It trades at 20.0 times earnings, against its own median of 18.8. Its ten largest holdings are 5% of the fund.
What stands out in VB's data
U.S. small-cap equities, weighted by market size across sectors.
Priced higher than most small-cap peers — you pay a premium for each dollar of earnings.
Trailing P/E multiple of 20.0x sits in the priciest 20% band of small-cap funds, above the category median of 17.0x. It holds 1,298 stocks.
A broad small-cap core position, built for long-term exposure to smaller U.S. companies.
Why did VB move this week? It rose 0.6% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Sofi Technologies and Range Resources drove it
VB rose 0.6% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Sofi Technologies (+15.0%), Range Resources (+30.1%) and Everpure (+5.9%); F5 Networks (−20.3%) pushed the other way.
How is VB rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) 3.7 out of 10
As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) 3.7 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 3.7 / 10
- Growth: 3.7 / 10
- Value: 4.6 / 10
- Risk: 4.1 / 10
- Quality: 1.3 / 10
- Return: 4.6 / 10
Is VB expensive right now? It trades at 20.0 times earnings, against its own median of 18.8
As of October 28, 2026, VB is more expensive than 70% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from VB's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside VB? 18% Tech
What's inside VB: Size (Large 6%, Mid 75%, Small 19%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 17.9%; AI 0.5%; Semiconductors 3.1%; Memory 0.6%.
What are VB's top holdings? The ten largest are 5% of the fund
Natera, Twilio, Revolution Medicines, Illumina, Everpure, Okta, Moderna, Emcor, Credo Technology and Jabil are VB's largest holdings, in that order.
Less concentrated than 79% of US Small Cap ETFs.
Half of VB's weight sits in its 256 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 675 equally weighted holdings.
What is VB's expense ratio? 0.03% a year
As of October 28, 2026, VB charges 0.03% a year, yields 1.26% and holds $178.1B in assets across 1298 positions.
| Measure | VB |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.03% |
| Dividend yield | 1.26% |
| Assets under management | $178.1B |
| Holdings | 1298 |
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.
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ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vb
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