ETF comparison
VBvsVBR
Both US Small Cap.
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
Holdings overlap
840 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of VB and VBR would leave roughly59.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
VB is 2 bps cheaper than VBR. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for VBR.
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 VBR.
Top shared holdings
840 shared in total| # | Holding | In VB | In VBR | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabil Inc | 0.49% | 0.87% | 0.49% |
| 2 | EMCOR Group Inc | 0.45% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| 3 | NRG Energy Inc | 0.37% | 0.66% | 0.37% |
| 4 | Tapestry Inc | 0.36% | 0.63% | 0.36% |
| 5 | Atmos Energy Corp | 0.35% | 0.62% | 0.35% |
| 6 | Williams-Sonoma Inc | 0.33% | 0.59% | 0.33% |
| 7 | MKS Instruments Inc | 0.37% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| 8 | Flex Ltd | 0.36% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| 9 | Moderna Inc | 0.30% | 0.54% | 0.30% |
| 10 | Smurfit Westrock PLC | 0.29% | 0.52% | 0.29% |
| 11 | F5 Inc | 0.29% | 0.50% | 0.29% |
| 12 | US Foods Holding Corp | 0.27% | 0.48% | 0.27% |
Only in VB
469 total- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.55%
- REVOLUTION Medicines Inc0.46%
- Astera Labs Inc0.45%
- Natera Inc0.45%
- Twilio Inc0.38%
- Casey's General Stores Inc0.36%
- Carpenter Technology Corp0.35%
- Curtiss-Wright Corp0.34%
- FTAI Aviation Ltd0.34%
- Entegris Inc0.33%
Only in VBR
0 totalEvery VBR position is also held by VB.
Open VB or VBR at a brokerage
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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.