Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF(VBK · ETF)

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VBK $349.44
Snapshot
$349.44
52-Week Range
$280.27 – $367.04
YTD
+13.82%
IV Rank (30D)
0
Straddle Price
$17.15
P/C Vol Ratio
0.67
Info

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK) ETF

Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2004-01-26
Has Options
Yes
ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-12-31
Holdings
559
AUM
$39.4B
Provider
Nport
Inception
2004-01-26
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-12-31
Expense Ratio
Dividend Yield
0.44%
Distribution
Quarterly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-06-26 2026-06-30 $0.3662 CD
2026-03-27 2026-03-31 $0.3440 CD
2025-12-22 2025-12-24 $0.3854 CD
2025-09-29 2025-10-01 $0.4336 CD
2025-06-30 2025-07-02 $0.4215 CD
2025-03-27 2025-03-31 $0.4013 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 559 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund 1.89% Short-term investment US
FTI TechnipFMC PLC 0.92% Equity (common) US
CIEN Ciena Corp 0.92% Equity (common) US
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc 0.90% Equity (common) US
NTRA Natera Inc 0.88% Equity (common) US
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.84% Equity (common) US
CW Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.84% Equity (common) US
LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc 0.84% Equity (common) US
FIX Comfort Systems USA Inc 0.81% Equity (common) US
COHR Coherent Corp 0.74% Equity (common) US
RGLD Royal Gold Inc 0.72% Equity (common) US
ASTS AST SpaceMobile Inc 0.72% Equity (common) US
WWD Woodward Inc 0.71% Equity (common) US
MTZ MasTec Inc 0.68% Equity (common) US
SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc 0.68% Equity (common) US
ATI ATI Inc 0.66% Equity (common) US
EQT EQT Corp 0.66% Equity (common) US
NVT nVent Electric PLC 0.64% Equity (common) US
TWLO Twilio Inc 0.64% Equity (common) US
FWONK Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 0.63% Equity (common) US
BWXT BWX Technologies Inc 0.62% Equity (common) US
FN Fabrinet 0.62% Equity (common) US
CRS Carpenter Technology Corp 0.62% Equity (common) US
P Everpure Inc 0.62% Equity (common) US
RVMD REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.61% Equity (common) US
RKLB Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% Equity (common) US
BE Bloom Energy Corp 0.60% Equity (common) US
ENTG Entegris Inc 0.59% Equity (common) US
RBA RB Global Inc 0.59% Equity (common) US
INSM Insmed Inc 0.59% Equity (common) US
RBC RBC Bearings Inc 0.57% Equity (common) US
NXT Nextpower Inc 0.57% Equity (common) US
PTC PTC Inc 0.57% Equity (common) US
EME EMCOR Group Inc 0.55% Equity (common) US
INCY Incyte Corp 0.53% Equity (common) US
ALAB Astera Labs Inc 0.53% Equity (common) US
SUI Sun Communities Inc 0.52% Equity (common) US
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.51% Equity (common) US
MTSI MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc 0.50% Equity (common) US
TLN Talen Energy Corp 0.49% Equity (common) US
LII Lennox International Inc 0.48% Equity (common) US
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp 0.47% Equity (common) US
NDSN Nordson Corp 0.47% Equity (common) US
GGG Graco Inc 0.47% Equity (common) US
RIVN Rivian Automotive Inc 0.47% Equity (common) US
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp 0.46% Equity (common) US
CLH Clean Harbors Inc 0.46% Equity (common) US
LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 0.46% Equity (common) US
OKTA Okta Inc 0.44% Equity (common) US
NBIX Neurocrine Biosciences Inc 0.44% Equity (common) US
Non-Equity Breakdown
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP GROWTH INDEX FUND · NPORT-P period 2026-12-31 (filed 2026-05-28)
Net assets: $38.69B · 559 total positions · equity 99.69% · non-equity 2.19%
Non-equity holdings — 8 positions, 2.19% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Short-term investment 2.19% $849.3M 2
Derivative (equity) -0.01% $-2819817 6
Chart
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan +0.93% 6
Feb -0.84% 6
Mar -1.52% 6
Apr -0.04% 6
May +2.31% 6
Jun +2.24% 6
Jul +2.10% 6
Aug +0.70% 6
Sep -2.57% 6
Oct +1.10% 5
Nov +3.29% 5
Dec +0.84% 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: $356.65
SMA 50: $353.02
SMA 200: $329.62
Current: $349.44
EMA 12: $351.87
EMA 26: $353.13
MACD: -1.2587 | Signal: -1.4626
BULLISH
ADX (14): 19.31
RANGE
+DI: 19.45
−DI: 30.38

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 45.20
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 20.11
Stoch %D: 13.15
Williams %R: -72.22

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $369.19
BB Lower: $344.10
NEUTRAL
OBV: 4,797,325
Vol SMA 20: 168,684
Vol ROC: 97.46%
ATR: $4.61
True Range: $2.54
HV 20: 15.0%
HV 30: 19.6%
HV 60: 19.4%

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)
64.45
Avg IV
19.3%
Straddle (30D)
$17.15
Straddle (7D)
$9.12
P/C Volume
0.67
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)
1.37
Correlation (SPY)
85.6%
0.73
Ann. Volatility
20.5%
SPY Volatility
12.8%

High volatility - stock moves more than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Constituent Performance

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