ETF comparison
VBvsVBK
Both US Small Cap.
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
Holdings overlap
542 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of VB and VBK would leave roughly46.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VB is 2 bps cheaper than VBK. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for VBK.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with VB vs VBK.
Top shared holdings
542 shared in total| # | Holding | In VB | In VBK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 0.55% | 1.27% | 0.55% |
| 2 | REVOLUTION Medicines Inc | 0.46% | 1.06% | 0.46% |
| 3 | Astera Labs Inc | 0.45% | 1.05% | 0.45% |
| 4 | Natera Inc | 0.45% | 1.04% | 0.45% |
| 5 | EMCOR Group Inc | 0.45% | 0.52% | 0.45% |
| 6 | Twilio Inc | 0.38% | 0.88% | 0.38% |
| 7 | MKS Instruments Inc | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.37% |
| 8 | Flex Ltd | 0.36% | 0.42% | 0.36% |
| 9 | Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.36% | 0.83% | 0.36% |
| 10 | Carpenter Technology Corp | 0.35% | 0.82% | 0.35% |
| 11 | Curtiss-Wright Corp | 0.34% | 0.79% | 0.34% |
| 12 | FTAI Aviation Ltd | 0.34% | 0.78% | 0.34% |
Only in VB
767 total- Jabil Inc0.49%
- NRG Energy Inc0.37%
- Tapestry Inc0.36%
- Atmos Energy Corp0.35%
- Williams-Sonoma Inc0.33%
- Moderna Inc0.30%
- Smurfit Westrock PLC0.29%
- F5 Inc0.29%
- US Foods Holding Corp0.27%
- JB Hunt Transport Services Inc0.27%
Only in VBK
1 total- Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF0.00%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.