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Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

VIOVNYSE ArcaVanguardB

$115.34+1.14 (+1.00%)

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

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 114.20 to 115.34. Range 114.98 to 116.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.114.50115.00116.00116.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.10%
Fund size · all share classes
$1.8B
1Y total return
+22.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.64%
Holdings
470
Avg volume · 30D
59.2K sh
52W range
low $90.04high $121.01
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VIOV Grade

B

Score 65 out of 100

Rank
12 of 40
Six-pillar profile for VIOV. Scores out of 100: Cost 79, Risk 15, Mission 90, Tradability 36, Holdings 74, Durability 76. Strongest: Mission (90). Weakest: Risk (15). Leans toward Mission.

Score 65 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.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 40
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 37
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F15 out of 100
    Rank 38 of 39
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 40
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 40
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 40

Our read on VIOV

ETF.net Research

In short

BVanguard's small-cap value corner: the value slice of the S&P Small-Cap 600, held in full, for 0.10% a year. Same narrow job, same low price, since 2010.

Stated mandate

The ETF seeks to track the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index using passive full replication and remains fully invested.

Why people hold it

  • 0.10% a year, roughly half the median fee among US value ETFs. On a small-cap portfolio, that gap compounds quietly in your favor.
  • Full replication, not sampling: it owns about 500 stocks and stays fully invested, and it has tracked its index very tightly.
  • Live since 2010 and now a billion-dollar-plus fund, with Vanguard's index plumbing behind it. No exotic wrapper, just a 1940 Act ETF.
  • One pure job, clearly stated: US small-cap value, advertised as such in the prospectus. Nothing hidden in the engine room.vanguard.com

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded next to the giants of the value aisle. Spreads can run wider, which matters more on big or hurried orders than on small ones.
  • Small-cap value is the choppy end of the value shelf. Expect deeper swings than large-cap value funds like VTV or SCHV.
  • Income arrives quarterly, not monthly, and this is a total-market-value sleeve rather than a yield product.

VIOV Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
470
Top-10 weight
8%
Largest holding
MTCH1.0%

Sectors

  • Financials19.7%
  • Consumer Discretionary14.4%
  • Technology13.7%
  • Industrials13.2%
  • Real Estate7.6%
  • Energy7.4%
  • Health Care6.7%
  • Materials5.7%
  • Consumer Staples5.6%
  • Communication4.3%
  • Utilities1.9%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 32.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1MTCHMatch Group Inc1.03%471,584$18.9M195
2PAYCPaycom Software Inc0.93%79,151$17.2M210
3JXNJackson Financial Inc0.90%128,008$16.6M147
4SMSM Energy Co0.90%488,643$16.5M166
5KMXCarMax Inc0.87%291,536$16.1M150
6EMNEastman Chemical Co0.83%234,972$15.2M164
7VSXYVictoria's Secret & Co0.78%163,311$14.4M147
8LNCLincoln National Corp0.77%353,978$14.3M159
9MATXMatson Inc0.73%61,433$13.5M171
10CAGConagra Brands Inc0.72%983,151$13.2M138
11MHKMohawk Industries Inc0.71%104,293$13M143
12BLDRBuilders FirstSource Inc0.68%221,049$12.6M134
13CZRCaesars Entertainment Inc0.67%418,520$12.4M107
14POOLPool Corp0.66%74,658$12.1M147
15TAPMolson Coors Beverage Co0.65%327,595$11.9M151

Showing 1–15 of 470 holdings

VIOV 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.

VIOV$12,236
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. VIOV $12,236. 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 VIOV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVIOV
Year to date+18.3%
1 month+3.8%
3 months−1.8%
1 year+22.4%
3 yearsper year+18.9%
5 yearsper year+7.0%
10 yearsper year+10.2%

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 VIOV
YearReturn barVIOV
2026 YTD+18.3%
2025+6.6%
2024+7.4%
2023+15.3%
2022−11.4%
2021+30.6%
2020+2.8%

VIOV in the news

VIOV 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.
1.64%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.88Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.45 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 $0.22; Jun 28, 2017 $0.18; Sep 27, 2017 $0.22; Dec 19, 2017 $0.33; Mar 26, 2018 $0.15; Jun 28, 2018 $0.23; Sep 26, 2018 $0.31; Dec 13, 2018 $0.31; Mar 25, 2019 $0.18; Jun 27, 2019 $0.27; Sep 26, 2019 $0.28; Dec 16, 2019 $0.37; Mar 10, 2020 $0.15; Jun 25, 2020 $0.25; Sep 11, 2020 $0.22; Dec 22, 2020 $0.37; Mar 26, 2021 $0.22; Jun 24, 2021 $0.23; Sep 29, 2021 $0.48; Dec 21, 2021 $0.51; Mar 24, 2022 $0.17; Jun 23, 2022 $0.28; Sep 28, 2022 $0.42; Dec 20, 2022 $0.56; Mar 24, 2023 $0.18; Jun 29, 2023 $0.35; Sep 28, 2023 $0.43; Dec 20, 2023 $0.96; Mar 22, 2024 $0.20; Jun 28, 2024 $0.47; Sep 27, 2024 $0.51; Dec 23, 2024 $0.48; Mar 25, 2025 $0.28; Jun 26, 2025 $0.30; Sep 24, 2025 $0.53; Dec 22, 2025 $0.54; Mar 24, 2026 $0.42; Jun 24, 2026 $0.47; Sep 23, 2026 $0.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.45
Jun 24, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.47
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.42
Dec 22, 2025Dec 24, 2025$0.54
Sep 24, 2025Sep 26, 2025$0.53
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.30
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.28
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.48
Sep 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024$0.51
Jun 28, 2024Jul 2, 2024$0.47
Mar 22, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.20
Dec 20, 2023Dec 26, 2023$0.96

See all 50 payments⁠

$10,000 in VIOV 10 years ago paid $2,704 in dividends.⁠

VIOV 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.
0.77
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.
−28.4%
Trough Apr 2025
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.
1.03
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.

VIOV Cost

Overpaying vs VTV, tied cheapest in US Value Index

$1,468

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

  • VIOV 0.10%

    $2,106

  • VTV 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VIOV 0.10%
  • VTV 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$2.5K051015202530VIOV $2,106VTV $638

Year by year

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

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