Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) is a US small-cap ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VTWO 3.6 out of 10 — highest on Value (6.7), lowest on Quality (0.5). It trades at 17.0 times earnings, against its own median of 17.0. Its ten largest holdings are 3% of the fund.
What stands out in VTWO's data
U.S. small-cap stocks across industries.
Its companies earn less from their operations than the typical small-cap fund — a drag on the portfolio's underlying profitability.
EBITDA margin of 18.4% trails the 20.3% category median. It holds 1,990 names and trades at an 11.1x EBITDA multiple, in line with peers.
A broad small-cap allocation in a single ticker, built for diversification.
Why did VTWO move this week? It rose 1.7% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Viasat and Twist Bioscience drove it
VTWO rose 1.7% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Viasat (+25.0%), Twist Bioscience (+16.3%) and Brinker (+17.4%); Firstcash (−12.3%) pushed the other way.
How is VTWO rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) 3.6 out of 10
As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) 3.6 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 3.6 / 10
- Growth: 3.3 / 10
- Value: 6.7 / 10
- Risk: 2.6 / 10
- Quality: 0.5 / 10
- Return: 4.4 / 10
Is VTWO expensive right now? It trades at 17.0 times earnings, against its own median of 17.0
As of October 28, 2026, VTWO is more expensive than 51% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from VTWO's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside VTWO? 15% Tech
What's inside VTWO: Size (Large 0%, Mid 28%, Small 72%); Geography (International 6%, US 95%); Tech 15.0%; AI 0.3%; Semiconductors 2.8%; Memory 0.4%.
What are VTWO's top holdings? The ten largest are 3% of the fund
Twist Bioscience, Moog, Jfrog, 10X Genomics, UMB Financial, Brightspring Health Services, Glaukos, Viasat, Cytokinetics and Hut 8 are VTWO's largest holdings, in that order.
Less concentrated than 93% of US Small Cap ETFs.
Half of VTWO's weight sits in its 302 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 838 equally weighted holdings.
What is VTWO's expense ratio? 0.06% a year
As of October 28, 2026, VTWO charges 0.06% a year, yields 1.19% and holds $17.7B in assets across 1990 positions.
| Measure | VTWO |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.06% |
| Dividend yield | 1.19% |
| Assets under management | $17.7B |
| Holdings | 1990 |
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 Russell 2000 ETF (VTWO) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vtwo
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