ISCG - VIOG: No Competitive Advantage Over VBK

2024-02-25 20:25:50 ET

Summary

• Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund ETF holds 300+ small caps showing high growth metrics relative to peers.
• The portfolio is well diversified, and quality metrics and performance since inception are superior to the benchmark.
• Another small-cap growth ETF by Vanguard, VBK, has a similar performance, a lower fee, and higher trading volumes.

VIOG strategy

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund ETF ( VIOG ) started investing operations on 09/07/2010 and tracks the S&P Mid-Cap 600 Growth Index, like iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF ( IJT ) and SPDR® S&P 600™ Small Cap Growth ETF ( SLYG ). VIOG has 342 holdings, a dividend yield of 1.20%, an expense ratio of 0.15%, and is also available as a mutual fund ( VSGNX )....

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