Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares (VBK)Small Growth | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
349.18 USD
-5.01
(-1.415%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 357.96 +8.78 (2.514%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:46 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:43 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook remains robust, driven by a nearly 120% cumulative gain over the last nine years and a consistent track record of positive annual returns. Despite a single dip in 2022, the asset has demonstrated resilience with eight consecutive years of growth, justifying a solid buy rating for investors seeking exposure to small-cap equities. The valuation, while elevated at roughly 30x earnings, reflects this historical performance and the premium for growth. In the short term, momentum is building; the price is trading well above its 200-day average, and options flow indicates active buying of calls for the immediate future. However, the heavy concentration of put open interest in the September expiration serves as a cautionary signal, hinting that some market participants are hedging against a potential pullback in the coming months. The dividend yield is modest and variable, offering little income support, making this a pure growth vehicle rather than a value play. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.034745 |
| MSTL | 0.051930 |
| AutoETS | 0.057663 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.058963 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 58% |
| H-stat | 3.74 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.349 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.49 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 30.31 |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move over the next month, evidenced by significant call volume and open interest at strikes above the current price (355 and 360), while put activity remains negligible. However, the September expiration shows a distinct divergence: massive open interest and volume in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 290-325) compared to calls, suggesting a hedge against a potential mid-term correction or a 'crash' scenario, even as the immediate weekly bias remains bullish.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.10% | 0.49% | 0.59% | 0.57% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | 0.366 | 0.102360 |
| 2026-03-27 | 0.344 | 0.116654 |
| 2025-12-22 | 0.385 | 0.123711 |
| 2025-09-29 | 0.434 | 0.145467 |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.422 | 0.152380 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.401 | 0.155138 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.398 | 0.140537 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.286 | 0.107418 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.414 | 0.165600 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.405 | 0.156160 |
| 2023-12-21 | 0.619 | 0.257038 |
| 2023-09-21 | 0.314 | 0.147197 |
| 2023-06-23 | 0.377 | 0.171068 |
| 2023-03-23 | 0.326 | 0.158499 |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.469 | 0.234348 |
| 2022-09-23 | 0.391 | 0.200092 |
| 2022-06-23 | 0.240 | 0.120198 |
| 2021-12-27 | 0.373 | 0.131616 |
| 2021-09-24 | 0.149 | 0.051026 |
| 2021-06-24 | 0.304 | 0.105099 |
| 2021-03-25 | 0.191 | 0.071184 |
| 2020-12-24 | 0.502 | 0.184620 |
| 2020-09-25 | 0.298 | 0.141534 |
| 2020-06-25 | 0.131 | 0.066185 |
| 2020-03-10 | 0.247 | 0.144470 |
| 2019-12-24 | 0.449 | 0.225221 |
| 2019-09-16 | 0.211 | 0.112061 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.240 | 0.130392 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.242 | 0.135559 |
| 2018-12-24 | 0.428 | 0.305649 |
| 2018-09-28 | 0.286 | 0.152680 |
| 2018-06-22 | 0.241 | 0.134202 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.236 | 0.142970 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.554 | 0.344249 |
| 2017-09-20 | 0.208 | 0.138408 |
| 2017-06-21 | 0.211 | 0.144858 |
| 2017-03-24 | 0.338 | 0.244715 |
| 2016-12-22 | 0.624 | 0.467626 |
| 2016-09-20 | 0.306 | 0.235475 |
| 2016-06-14 | 0.359 | 0.293540 |
| 2016-03-15 | 0.150 | 0.131544 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.462 | 0.376835 |
| 2015-09-25 | 0.698 | 0.577432 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.030 | 0.022758 |
| 2014-12-22 | 1.253 | 0.992868 |
| 2014-03-25 | 0.017 | 0.013632 |
| 2013-12-24 | 0.778 | 0.639119 |
| 2013-03-20 | 0.012 | 0.012017 |
| 2012-12-24 | 0.917 | 1.036510 |
| 2012-03-22 | 0.006 | 0.006984 |
| 2011-12-23 | 0.413 | 0.536364 |
| 2011-03-23 | 0.006 | 0.007262 |
| 2010-12-27 | 0.361 | 0.459171 |
| 2009-12-24 | 0.229 | 0.377514 |
| 2009-03-23 | 0.011 | 0.028147 |
| 2008-12-24 | 0.414 | 1.036036 |
| 2008-03-12 | 0.011 | 0.018021 |
| 2007-12-20 | 0.405 | 0.570744 |
| 2007-03-22 | 0.010 | 0.014514 |
| 2006-12-22 | 0.255 | 0.392852 |
| 2006-03-20 | 0.010 | 0.015480 |
| 2005-12-27 | 0.214 | 0.365562 |
| 2004-12-22 | 0.088 | 0.164332 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 366.86 |
| All Time Low | 30.0 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 40 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 260,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 242,177 |
| Average Volume | 242,177 |
| Average Volume10Days | 260,640 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.29 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 40 |
| Book Value | 124.274 |
| Category | Small Growth |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 352.719 |
| Day Low | 347.8 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.42 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 11.519162 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 349.1216 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.058380127 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.00016722003 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 25.925266 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 366.86 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -17.679993 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.048192754 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 273.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 75.609985 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2763826 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 273.57 - 366.86 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,075,473,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.048081897 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | Vanguard |
| Fund Inception Date | 959,126,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund advisor employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Small Cap Growth Index, a broadly diversified index of growth stocks of small U.S. companies. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. |
| Long Name | Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_22939647 |
| Nav Price | 354.04 |
| Net Assets | 47,006,372,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.05 |
| Open | 351.94 |
| Phone | 800-523-1036 |
| Post Market Change | 8.779907 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 2.514436 |
| Post Market Price | 357.9599 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,376 |
| Previous Close | 354.19 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.809759 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -5.01001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.4145 |
| Regular Market Day High | 352.719 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 347.8 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 347.8 - 352.719 |
| Regular Market Open | 351.94 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 354.19 |
| Regular Market Price | 349.18 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 183,418 |
| Shares Outstanding | 48,387,100 |
| Short Name | Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VBK |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.143203 |
| Total Assets | 47,006,371,840 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.178 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0033258984 |
| Trailing P E | 30.312967 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 21.11909 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 21.11909 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 319.449 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 29.730988 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.09306959 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 183,418 |
| Yield | 0.0042 |
| Ytd Return | 21.44121 |