Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) is a US small-cap ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VBK 4.4 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.4), lowest on Quality (1.1). It trades at 30.3 times earnings, against its own median of 27.9. Its ten largest holdings are 11% of the fund.
What stands out in VBK's data
U.S. small-cap growth stocks, selected through a style-based screen.
Trades at a steep price relative to earnings — the most expensive tier of its category.
Trailing P/E multiple of 30.3x lands in the priciest 10% band of small-cap growth peers, well above the category median of 17.0x. Forward P/E multiple sits at 24.0x.
A growth-tilted complement to a core small-cap allocation — bigger upside potential, richer price tag.
How is VBK rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) 4.4 out of 10
As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) 4.4 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 4.4 / 10
- Growth: 8.4 / 10
- Value: 4.3 / 10
- Risk: 2.2 / 10
- Quality: 1.1 / 10
- Return: 4.1 / 10
Is VBK expensive right now? It trades at 30.3 times earnings, against its own median of 27.9
As of October 28, 2026, VBK is more expensive than 76% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from VBK's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside VBK? 26% Tech
What's inside VBK: Size (Large 10%, Mid 75%, Small 15%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 26.4%; AI 1.2%; Semiconductors 5.6%; Memory 1.3%.
What are VBK's top holdings? The ten largest are 11% of the fund
Natera, Twilio, Revolution Medicines, Illumina, Everpure, Okta, Emcor, Credo Technology, Technipfmc and Nvent Electric are VBK's largest holdings, in that order.
More concentrated than 76% of US Small Cap ETFs.
Half of VBK's weight sits in its 101 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 258 equally weighted holdings.
What is VBK's expense ratio? 0.05% a year
As of October 28, 2026, VBK charges 0.05% a year, yields 0.42% and holds $43.9B in assets across 550 positions.
| Measure | VBK |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.05% |
| Dividend yield | 0.42% |
| Assets under management | $43.9B |
| Holdings | 550 |
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.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vbk
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