---
ticker: "VB"
name: "Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VB"
grade: "A"
score: 77
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Small-Cap"
category_rank: "2 of 17"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VB: Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

Grade **A**, Score 77 of 100. Rank 2 of 17 in US Small-Cap.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 91 | 1 of 17 |
| Mission | 85 | 13 of 16 |
| Risk | 65 | 3 of 17 |
| Tradability | 58 | 5 of 17 |
| Holdings | 62 | 9 of 17 |
| Durability | 91 | 1 of 17 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 1308 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | SLCMT1142 | 0.94% |
| 2 | MRNA | Moderna Inc | 0.62% |
| 3 | NTRA | Natera Inc | 0.54% |
| 4 | RVMD | Revolution Medicines Inc | 0.51% |
| 5 | CRDO | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 0.46% |
| 6 | TWLO | Twilio Inc | 0.44% |
| 7 | EME | EMCOR Group Inc | 0.40% |
| 8 | JBL | Jabil Inc | 0.40% |
| 9 | FTI | TechnipFMC PLC | 0.38% |
| 10 | ILMN | Illumina Inc | 0.38% |
| 11 | P | Everpure Inc | 0.36% |
| 12 | OKTA | Okta Inc | 0.36% |
| 13 | ATI | ATI Inc | 0.34% |
| 14 | CASY | Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.34% |
| 15 | ATO | Atmos Energy Corp | 0.34% |
| 16 | WSM | Williams-Sonoma Inc | 0.33% |
| 17 | OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | 0.31% |
| 18 | TPR | Tapestry Inc | 0.31% |
| 19 | SW | Smurfit Westrock PLC | 0.30% |
| 20 | NVT | nVent Electric PLC | 0.30% |
| 21 | EXE | Expand Energy Corp | 0.29% |
| 22 | NRG | NRG Energy Inc | 0.29% |
| 23 | USFD | US Foods Holding Corp | 0.28% |
| 24 | FFIV | F5 Inc | 0.28% |
| 25 | SOFI | SoFi Technologies Inc | 0.28% |
| 26 | ALAB | Astera Labs Inc | 0.28% |
| 27 | THC | Tenet Healthcare Corp | 0.28% |
| 28 | CRS | Carpenter Technology Corp | 0.28% |
| 29 | RGLD | Royal Gold Inc | 0.27% |
| 30 | UTHR | United Therapeutics Corp | 0.27% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VB. Please cite the page URL.