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Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

VIOGNYSE ArcaVanguardB

$142.33+0.89 (+0.63%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 141.44 to 142.33. Range 142.25 to 143.97. Use the arrow keys to read each point.142.00143.00143.50144.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size · all share classes
$1B
1Y total return
+18.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.77%
Holdings
354
Avg volume · 30D
37.8K sh
52W range
low $114.18high $154.43
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VIOG Grade

B

Score 66 out of 100

Rank
4 of 13
Six-pillar profile for VIOG. Scores out of 100: Cost 74, Risk 48, Mission 100, Tradability 27, Holdings 53, Durability 57. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Tradability (27). Leans toward Mission.

Score 66 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 13
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 13
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 13
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 13
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 13
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 13

Our read on VIOG

ETF.net Research

In short

BVanguard's growth slice of the S&P SmallCap 600, running since 2010 at 0.10% a year. Only one other ETF tracks the same index, and it charges more.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index, which represents small U.S. growth companies.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.10%, it undercuts the only other fund on the same index (SLYG at 0.15%) and lands well under its peer group's 0.18% median fee.
  • One published index, one style slice, no manager discretion. It follows the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index closely and stands in the upper half of its S&P 600 peer group.
  • Live since 2010, with a record across several market cycles, and it spreads across roughly 300 small-cap growth names instead of a short list.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund from Vanguard, and it pays out quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded next to the S&P 600's core giants, so the bid-ask spread is a bigger slice of your real cost than the expense ratio suggests.
  • Style slicing carries a surcharge: whole-index cousins like SPSM (0.03%) and VIOO (0.07%) cost less than owning just the growth half.
  • Narrow by design. The growth half of a small-cap index moves more sharply than a broad US stock fund.

VIOG Performance

Launched Sep 7, 2010

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VIOG$11,886
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. VIOG $11,886. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VIOG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVIOG
Year to date+17.2%
1 month+2.5%
3 months−4.5%
1 year+18.9%
3 yearsper year+17.6%
5 yearsper year+5.0%
10 yearsper year+10.8%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VIOG
YearReturn barVIOG
2026 YTD+17.2%
2025+5.4%
2024+9.2%
2023+16.9%
2022−21.1%
2021+22.5%
2020+19.7%

VIOG in the news

VIOG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.77%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.09Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.26 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 22, 2017 $0.07; Jun 28, 2017 $0.16; Sep 27, 2017 $0.18; Dec 19, 2017 $0.23; Mar 26, 2018 $0.07; Jun 28, 2018 $0.11; Sep 26, 2018 $0.16; Dec 13, 2018 $0.19; Mar 25, 2019 $0.14; Jun 27, 2019 $0.22; Sep 26, 2019 $0.23; Dec 16, 2019 $0.31; Mar 10, 2020 $0.14; Jun 25, 2020 $0.07; Sep 11, 2020 $0.14; Dec 22, 2020 $0.32; Mar 26, 2021 $0.08; Jun 24, 2021 $0.11; Sep 29, 2021 $0.35; Dec 21, 2021 $0.29; Mar 24, 2022 $0.16; Jun 23, 2022 $0.23; Sep 28, 2022 $0.29; Dec 20, 2022 $0.41; Mar 24, 2023 $0.21; Jun 29, 2023 $0.31; Sep 28, 2023 $0.32; Dec 20, 2023 $0.41; Mar 22, 2024 $0.19; Jun 28, 2024 $0.35; Sep 27, 2024 $0.36; Dec 23, 2024 $0.30; Mar 27, 2025 $0.32; Jun 30, 2025 $0.25; Sep 29, 2025 $0.31; Dec 22, 2025 $0.37; Mar 27, 2026 $0.23; Jun 26, 2026 $0.22; Sep 28, 2026 $0.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.26
Jun 26, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.22
Mar 27, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.23
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.37
Sep 29, 2025Oct 1, 2025$0.31
Jun 30, 2025Jul 2, 2025$0.25
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.32
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.30
Sep 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024$0.36
Jun 28, 2024Jul 2, 2024$0.35
Mar 22, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.19
Dec 20, 2023Dec 26, 2023$0.41

See all 50 payments⁠

$10,000 in VIOG 10 years ago paid $1,698 in dividends.⁠

VIOG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.71
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−29.2%
Trough Jun 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.06
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VIOG Cost

Overpaying vs SPSM, cheapest in S&P SmallCap 600

$1,468

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VIOG 0.10%

    $2,106

  • SPSM 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VIOG 0.10%
  • SPSM 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530VIOG $2,106SPSM $638

Year by year

YearVIOGSPSMOverpaying
10$183$55$128
20$717$216$501
30$2,106$638$1,468

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