Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB)
US Small Cap ETF
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an US Small Cap ETF from Vanguard. As of October 23, 2026, VB closed at $287.22. It charges a 0.03% expense ratio, or $3 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +13.2% over the past year and +6.1% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $175.8 billion
- Dividend yield: 0.89%
- Annualized return since 2004: 9.6%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -60%
VB price chart
1Y price change: +11.7% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB | -0.6% | +12.4% | +13.2% | +18.8% | +6.1% | +10.8% | +9.6% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2004.
VB key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- $3/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $175.8B
- Dividend yield
- 0.89%
- Annualized return
- 9.6%
- since 2004
- Volatility
- 22%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -60%
- 52-week range
- $241.17 – $309.51
- Fund family
- Vanguard
VB dividend
- Dividend yield
- 0.89%
- Annual dividend
- $2.56
- Years of increases
- 1
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 20.9%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
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VB ETF FAQ
What is VB's expense ratio?
VB has an expense ratio of 0.03%: $3 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is VB's dividend yield?
VB yields 0.89% based on its trailing distributions of $2.56 per share.
What is VB's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, VB returned +13.2% over one year, +6.1% a year over five years, +10.8% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can VB fall?
VB's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2004 was -60%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.