VB News and Press, Vanguard Small-Cap From 02/12/26

2026-02-12 02:05:00 ET The closing months of 2025 marked a clear shift in investor behavior. Capital rotated decisively toward income and perceived safety, with substantial inflows into bond and money-market funds and continued outflows from U.S. equity funds, particularly small and mid...

2026-02-09 20:59:20 ET The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEMKT:VB) and the Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (NYSEMKT:SCHA) are both designed for investors seeking diversified access to U.S. small-cap stocks through a passive, index-tracking approach. While they are similar in philo...

2026-02-06 13:31:25 ET XLP-SP500 Performance Gap is Widening Recent news headlines are heavily dominated by the wide swing of various assets (gold, silver, AI stocks, bitcoin, etc.). I feel it is especially timely to take a calm look at the market. For me, I rely on the following da...

2026-02-04 14:50:36 ET Chinese Yuan Could Strengthen More in 2026 If you are reading this, you probably already know that China has achieved a record trade surplus (of around $1.2 trillion) in 2025 despite the trade/tariff disputes. Given how interconnected the global economy is...

2026-02-03 16:20:47 ET XLE and XLB Outperformed SP500 Substantially A few days ago, I wrote an article to explain the leading role of the energy sector (as approximated by XLE) for the SP500. Today, I wanted to extend the discussion to the materials sector, as approximated b...

2026-02-03 14:46:32 ET On Feb. 2, 2026, Vawter Financial, Ltd. disclosed a purchase of 190,959 shares of the JPMorgan Active Bond ETF (NYSE:JBND) , with an estimated transaction value of $10.36 million based on quarterly average pricing. According to a Feb. 2, 2026, SEC filing...

2026-02-03 12:51:01 ET More on iShares Russell 2000 ETF A Stock Market Selloff May Be Here... Scary Headlines Abound As Dow Knocks On 50-Thou... What Now? AI Adoption Defines The Next Leg Of This Bull Market BofA flags February tailwinds for yields, curve fla...

2026-02-03 12:50:00 ET The year has gotten off to a constructive start in terms of absolute returns, but the underlying market dynamics are more complex than headline index returns alone might suggest. The most meaningful market development in January was the continuation of broader sto...

2026-02-03 10:30:08 ET Introduction & Thesis An investor who wants to invest in the small caps sector in the United States, can do so in an indexed way, through the quoted vehicle Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF ( VB ). This one, tries to capture in a simple way, t...

2026-02-02 22:09:22 ET Introduction After a challenging 2025 characterized by elevated economic uncertainty, U.S. small cap stocks are off to a strong start in 2026, benefiting from materially lower valuations relative to larger peers, as well as expectations for strong U.S. GDP gro...