Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
$111.77−0.50 (−0.45%)
- 0.06%
- $18.0B
- +18.3%
- 1.21%
- 1.6M sh
- $112.15
- low $92.55high $123.37
The ETF.net VTWO Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 4 of 17
Score 72 of 100 falls in the A 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.A75 out of 100Rank 5 of 17Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 16Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D37 out of 100Rank 12 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C54 out of 100Rank 7 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A73 out of 100Rank 4 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 2 of 17
Our read on VTWO
AThe Russell 2000 is the small-cap benchmark every headline quotes. VTWO is Vanguard's cheap seat on it: about 2,000 small US companies for 0.06% a year, a fraction of the fee on the best-known fund tracking the same index.
The fund invests in stocks in the Russell 2000 Index and seeks to closely track that index's return, representing small-cap U.S. stock exposure.
Why people hold it
- Same index, smaller toll. VTWO charges 0.06% while IWM, the other big Russell 2000 tracker, charges 0.19%. The small-cap category median is 0.25%.investor.vanguard.com
- Holds roughly 2,000 stocks, the whole small-cap benchmark rather than a trimmed slice. A multi-billion-dollar fund, actively traded, running since 2010 and paying quarterly.
- Tracking has been about as tight as this corner of the market gets, one of the closest index-replication records among US small-cap funds.
Worth knowing
- Small-cap stocks swing harder than large caps, and this fund stays fully invested in them through the rough stretches.investor.vanguard.com
- Cheaper exists on the shelf: VB and SCHA run 0.03%, though they follow different small-cap indexes with different membership rules.
- The Russell 2000 rebuilds its membership on a published schedule (June, plus a December rebalance from 2026), which packs index-driven trading into those dates.lseg.com
VTWO Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,998
- 5%
- SLBBH1142
Sectors
- Health Care21.0%
- Financials18.1%
- Technology13.8%
- Industrials13.3%
- Consumer Discretionary8.9%
- Real Estate6.5%
- Energy6.5%
- Materials4.5%
- Utilities2.7%
- Consumer Staples2.6%
- Communication2.3%
Geography
- United States100.00%
VTWO Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
VTWO$11,826
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | VTWO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.8% |
| 1 month | −3.5% |
| 3 months | −5.8% |
| 1 year | +18.3% |
| 3 years | +18.9% |
| 5 years | +6.1% |
| 10 years | +10.1% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VTWO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.8% | |
| 2025 | +12.9% | |
| 2024 | +11.5% | |
| 2023 | +17.1% | |
| 2022 | −20.5% | |
| 2021 | +14.8% | |
| 2020 | +20.2% |
VTWO in the news
VTWO Dividends
- 1.21%
- $1.36
- $0.39 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VTWO Risk
- 19.7%
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.
- 0.70
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.
- −31.9%
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.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VTWO Cost
0.06%
VTWO0.06%
- The middle half of US Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.22%
3 of the 16 US Small-Cap funds charge less.
Other funds in US Small-Cap
- ASCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +21.6%
- AVBVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +17.7%
- ABKSEBNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +18.8%
- AIWMiShares Russell 2000 ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +18.1%
- BRSSLGlobal X - Russell 2000 ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.1%