Is VBK a good investment?

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) is a US small-cap ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VBK 4.8 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.4), lowest on Quality (1.8). It trades at 29.6 times earnings, against its own median of 27.5. Its ten largest holdings are 9% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VBK rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) 4.8 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) 4.8 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 4.8 / 10
Growth: 8.4 / 10
Valuation: 6.5 / 10
Risk: 2.3 / 10
Quality: 1.8 / 10
Return: 3.6 / 10

What is VBK's expense ratio? 0.05% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VBK charges 0.05% a year, yields 0.47% and holds $43.8B in assets across 542 positions.

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) — cost, income and size
Measure	VBK
Expense ratio	0.05%
Dividend yield	0.47%
Assets under management	$43.8B
Holdings	542

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 VBK's data

U.S. small-cap growth stocks, selected through a style-based screen.

Trades at a much richer price than the typical small-cap fund — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Trailing P/E multiple of 29.6x places it among the most expensive small-cap funds, while analysts project 22% earnings growth ahead.

A growth-tilted complement to a core small-cap allocation — bigger upside potential, richer price tag.

Why did VBK move this week? It fell 2.5% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Casey S General Stores and Guidewire Software drove it

VBK fell 2.5% 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 Servicetitan (−41.3%); Roivant Sciences (+18.6%) pushed the other way.

Is VBK expensive right now? It trades at 29.6 times earnings, against its own median of 27.5

As of September 11, 2026, VBK is more expensive than 80% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 91 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 VBK? 26% Tech

What's inside VBK: Size (Large 7%, Mid 78%, Small 15%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 25.8%; AI 1.3%; Semiconductors 5.3%; Memory 2.2%.

What are VBK's top holdings? The ten largest are 9% of the fund

Revolution Medicines, Natera, Credo Technology, Casey's General Stores, Twilio, Technipfmc, Curtiss-Wright, Allegheny Technologies, Nvent Electric and Carpenter Technology are VBK's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 73% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of VBK's weight sits in its 107 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 282 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

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