Overview
The growth half of the CRSP small-cap universe — ~600 fast-expanding smaller companies at a 0.07% fee.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| — | Industrials | ~22% |
| — | Technology | ~21% |
| — | Healthcare | ~18% |
| AXON | Axon Enterprise | 1.2% |
| DKNG | DraftKings | 0.9% |
| HEI | HEICO Corp. | 0.8% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
Small growth is the market's lottery-ticket corner — historically more volatile and, per the factor literature, the weakest long-run segment. VBK mitigates the worst of it through CRSP's diversified, low-turnover construction and a fee that undercuts active alternatives by an order of magnitude. Its +29.4% year shows what the segment does when risk appetite returns; 2022's -28% showed the reverse.
Who It's For
Aggressive investors who want concentrated exposure to emerging growth companies and understand this is the high-beta end of the equity spectrum. A satellite, never a core.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $127.93 | -- |
| 2017 | $155.94 | +21.9% |
| 2018 | $147.06 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | $195.14 | +32.7% |
| 2020 | $264.03 | +35.3% |
| 2021 | $279.08 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | $199.82 | -28.4% |
| 2023 | $243.38 | +21.8% |
| 2024 | $278.67 | +14.5% |
| 2025 | $306.54 | +10.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.68% |
| 2017 | 0.70% |
| 2018 | 0.65% |
| 2019 | 0.67% |
| 2020 | 0.61% |
| 2021 | 0.63% |
| 2022 | 0.58% |
| 2023 | 0.59% |
| 2024 | 0.54% |
| 2025 | 0.54% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $6.0B | -- |
| 2017 | $6.8B | +13.3% |
| 2018 | $7.8B | +14.7% |
| 2019 | $8.8B | +12.8% |
| 2020 | $10B | +13.6% |
| 2021 | $11B | +10.0% |
| 2022 | $13B | +18.2% |
| 2023 | $15B | +15.4% |
| 2024 | $17B | +13.3% |
| 2025 | $19B | +11.8% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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