Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF(VB · ETF)

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VB $300.01
Snapshot
$300.01
52-Week Range
$241.17 – $309.51
YTD
+14.71%
IV Rank (30D)
0
Straddle Price
$12.50
P/C Vol Ratio
0.16
Info

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF (VB) ETF

Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2004-01-26
Has Options
Yes
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-12-31
Holdings
1318
AUM
$166.5B
Provider
Nport
Inception
2004-01-26
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-12-31
Expense Ratio
Dividend Yield
1.20%
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-06-26 2026-06-30 $0.8920 CD
2026-03-27 2026-03-31 $0.9812 CD
2025-12-22 2025-12-24 $0.9268 CD
2025-09-29 2025-10-01 $0.8052 CD
2025-06-30 2025-07-02 $0.7878 CD
2025-03-27 2025-03-31 $0.9188 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 1318 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 1.11% Short-term investment US
EME EMCOR Group Inc 0.46% Equity (common) US
NRG NRG Energy Inc 0.43% Equity (common) US
ATO Atmos Energy Corp 0.43% Equity (common) US
TPR Tapestry Inc 0.40% Equity (common) US
FTI TechnipFMC PLC 0.39% Equity (common) US
CIEN Ciena Corp 0.38% Equity (common) US
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc 0.38% Equity (common) US
JBL Jabil Inc 0.37% Equity (common) US
NTRA Natera Inc 0.37% Equity (common) US
EXE Expand Energy Corp 0.37% Equity (common) US
UTHR United Therapeutics Corp 0.36% Equity (common) US
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.35% Equity (common) US
CW Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.35% Equity (common) US
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc 0.35% Equity (common) US
FIX Comfort Systems USA Inc 0.34% Equity (common) US
FLEX Flex Ltd 0.34% Equity (common) US
OMC Omnicom Group Inc 0.33% Equity (common) US
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 0.31% Short-term investment US
COHR Coherent Corp 0.31% Equity (common) US
WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.30% Equity (common) US
XPO XPO Inc 0.30% Equity (common) US
RGLD Royal Gold Inc 0.30% Equity (common) US
ASTS AST SpaceMobile Inc 0.30% Equity (common) US
WWD Woodward Inc 0.30% Equity (common) US
ALB Albemarle Corp 0.30% Equity (common) US
SW Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.29% Equity (common) US
USFD US Foods Holding Corp 0.28% Equity (common) US
MTZ MasTec Inc 0.28% Equity (common) US
SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc 0.28% Equity (common) US
CF CF Industries Holdings Inc 0.28% Equity (common) US
ATI ATI Inc 0.28% Equity (common) US
EQT EQT Corp 0.28% Equity (common) US
CHRW CH Robinson Worldwide Inc 0.28% Equity (common) US
BG Bunge Global SA 0.28% Equity (common) US
NVT nVent Electric PLC 0.27% Equity (common) US
TWLO Twilio Inc 0.27% Equity (common) US
FWONK Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 0.27% Equity (common) US
DD DuPont de Nemours Inc 0.26% Equity (common) US
BWXT BWX Technologies Inc 0.26% Equity (common) US
FN Fabrinet 0.26% Equity (common) US
CRS Carpenter Technology Corp 0.26% Equity (common) US
P Everpure Inc 0.26% Equity (common) US
RVMD REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.26% Equity (common) US
RKLB Rocket Lab Corp 0.26% Equity (common) US
MRNA Moderna Inc 0.25% Equity (common) US
BE Bloom Energy Corp 0.25% Equity (common) US
ILMN Illumina Inc 0.25% Equity (common) US
ENTG Entegris Inc 0.25% Equity (common) US
RBA RB Global Inc 0.25% Equity (common) US
Non-Equity Breakdown
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND · NPORT-P period 2026-12-31 (filed 2026-05-28)
Net assets: $164.60B · 1318 total positions · equity 99.71% · non-equity 1.43%
Non-equity holdings — 6 positions, 1.43% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Short-term investment 1.43% $2.35B 2
Derivative (equity) 0.00% $2.4M 4
Chart
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +1.18% 6
Feb +0.38% 6
Mar -1.62% 6
Apr -0.76% 6
May +1.88% 6
Jun +0.40% 6
Jul +3.36% 6
Aug +0.43% 6
Sep -1.96% 6
Oct +0.64% 5
Nov +4.09% 5
Dec -0.20% 5
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $303.45
SMA 50: $300.49
SMA 200: $280.68
Current: $300.01
EMA 12: $300.85
EMA 26: $301.32
MACD: -0.4702 | Signal: -0.8866
BULLISH
ADX (14): 22.22
WEAK TREND
+DI: 16.53
−DI: 27.92

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 47.37
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 29.66
Stoch %D: 19.16
Williams %R: -61.25

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $310.59
BB Lower: $296.31
NEUTRAL
OBV: 5,661,251
Vol SMA 20: 443,972
Vol ROC: -34.48%
ATR: $3.03
True Range: $2.50
HV 20: 10.8%
HV 30: 13.8%
HV 60: 13.3%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-09-09T00:00:00 – 2026-09-04T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

News
Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
0
IV Rank (7D)
49.11
Avg IV
17.1%
Straddle (30D)
$12.50
Straddle (7D)
$6.78
P/C Volume
0.16
Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d
pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
1.06
Correlation (SPY)
83.6%
0.70
Ann. Volatility
16.2%
SPY Volatility
12.8%

Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Constituent Performance

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Constituents
Symbol Name Weight % Price 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month