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VB vs VBR
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF against Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VBR did slightly better over the period: $1,000 invested on Oct 28, 2022 grew to $1,632, compared with $1,623 for VB, a 63.2% versus 62.3% total return. VBR also led across the 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, YTD, 1-year, and 3-year periods. The advantage matters because VBR delivered higher returns with lower recent volatility: 13.8% versus 15.7% for VB, and a slightly shallower worst drawdown of -24.2% versus -25.4%. The trade-off is a marginally higher expense ratio for VBR at 0.05%, versus 0.03% for VB. Their daily moves were highly correlated at 0.973, so the performance difference was modest despite VBR’s value tilt. VBR won 26 of the last 48 months, while VB won 22.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($284); 50-day at $293.
- RSI 47, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 31, so the trend is strong.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($232); 50-day at $240.
- RSI 58, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 29, so the trend is strong.
Head to head
Which has returned more, VB or VBR?
VB beat VBR in 22 of the last 48 months; VBR won the other 26. The typical monthly gap was 0.74 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Nov 25, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.973
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 1.02
- VB move per 1% in VBR
- 0.930
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.74 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VB | VBR | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | -2.6% | +0.7% | -3.31 pts |
| October 2026 | +1.0% | +4.0% | -3.07 pts |
| May 2026 | +3.2% | +1.0% | +2.17 pts |
| March 2023 | -3.6% | -5.7% | +2.04 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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