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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)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.034745
MSTL0.051930
AutoETS0.057663
AutoARIMA0.058963

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.10% 0.49% 0.59% 0.57%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.178
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0033258984
dividendYield 0.42

Info Dump

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