VBR ETF Analysis: Small-Cap Value Shares | NYSE

Small Value | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 37.164m USD | 12M Return: 23.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Small Cap Value Stocks, Financial Sector, Industrial Sector, Consumer Discretionary
Total Rating 61
Safety 66
Buy Signal 0.10
Small Value
Category Rotation: -1.5
TER: 0.07%
AUM: 37.2B
Avg Turnover: 59.6M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility15.5%
VaR 5th Pctl2.69%
VaR vs Median-3.46%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.19
Rel. Str. IBD61.2
Rel. Str. Peer Group20.6
Character TTM
Beta0.904
Beta Downside0.968
Hurst Exponent0.519
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD24.19%
CAGR/Max DD0.60
CAGR/Mean DD3.31

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +0.4% 2
Feb +0.0% 0
Mar -2.5% 42
Apr -0.3% 13
May -0.4% 0
Jun +0.6% 14
Jul +1.0% 34
Aug -1.8% 28
Sep -2.5% 40
Oct -0.3% 19
Nov +2.2% 50
Dec -0.2% 8

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: VBR Small-Cap Value Shares

The Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF (VBR) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the CRSP U.S. Small Cap Value Index, a broadly diversified benchmark of U.S. small-capitalization value stocks. The fund employs a full replication strategy, investing in substantially all of the indexs constituent securities and weighting each holding in proportion to its representation in the underlying benchmark.

As a small-cap value ETF, VBR provides exposure to smaller U.S. companies that tend to trade at lower valuations relative to fundamentals such as book value, earnings, or dividends. This segment of the market typically complements large-cap and growth allocations in a diversified portfolio, and passive index-based vehicles like VBR are designed to deliver market-segment returns at low cost rather than outperform through active stock selection.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Small-cap value rotation accelerates as growth stocks lag
  • Federal Reserve rate cuts lift financials and REITs weighting
  • CRSP index rebalancing shifts sector exposure within portfolio
What is the price of VBR shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 245.69 with a total of 198,206 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.45%, over one month by +1.11%, over three months by +6.55% and over the past year by +23.79%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 242.20 (which is 1.4% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).

Is VBR a buy, sell or hold?

Small-Cap Value Shares has no consensus analysts rating.