Investment objective & strategy
As of Dec. 19, 2025 · prospectusObjective. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF, an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund (the Fund), seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-capitalization growth stocks in the United States.
Strategy. The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index (the Target Index), which represents the growth companies of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, as determined by the Index Provider. The Target Index measures the performance of small-capitalization growth companies in the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index. The Fund attempts to replicate the Target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Target Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its … The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index (the Target Index), which represents the growth companies of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, as determined by the Index Provider. The Target Index measures the performance of small-capitalization growth companies in the United States. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index. The Fund attempts to replicate the Target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Target Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Target Index.
Top holdings
As of Feb. 28, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOOG INC-CLASS A | — | $10.70M | 1.20% |
| INTERDIGITAL INC | — | $10.53M | 1.18% |
| CARETRUST REIT INC | — | $10.12M | 1.13% |
| SITIME CORP | — | $9.74M | 1.09% |
| SANMINA CORP | — | $9.46M | 1.06% |
| PRIMORIS SVCS CORP | — | $9.09M | 1.02% |
| JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP | — | $8.93M | 1.00% |
| FORMFACTOR INC | — | $8.56M | 0.96% |
| ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP | — | $8.48M | 0.95% |
| ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC | — | $8.35M | 0.94% |
Portfolio moves
Nov 30, 2025 → Feb 28, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| PROFUND VP SMALLCAP GROWTH | 90% | 1.68% |
| SMALL-CAP GROWTH PROFUND · SGPIX, SGPSX | 86% | 1.78% |
| State Street(R) SPDR(R) S & P 600(TM) Small Cap Growth ETF · SLYG | 85% | 0.15% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| The Vanguard Group, Inc. | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of February 28, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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