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VBR · Analysis updated Nov 10, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
Why is Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) stock moving?
No news items or SEC filings were found for VBR in the 14 days before Nov 10, 2026, so this view rests only on price and volume data. Over the last month the ETF has traded in a roughly 238 to 252 range. It rose from about 240 on Oct 23 to a close of 249.26 on Nov 4, then fell to 241.94 on Nov 5 on the heaviest volume in the period (517,058 shares, 10,880 trades). It recovered to 247.86 by Nov 10, about 2.6% above the Oct 27 close of 241.65. Closes have clustered around 241 to 242 on several days, while the Nov 4 to Nov 5 highs near 250 to 251 have not been held. Volume was higher on the down days around Nov 5 and Nov 6 than on most up days, which slightly offsets the recent recovery. With no company-specific catalyst, the balance of evidence is close to even.
About Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF (VBR) is a low-cost index fund launched in 2004. It holds roughly 830 smaller US companies that look cheap compared with their earnings, book value, sales and dividends. It used to follow a CRSP index and now tracks the Morningstar US Small Cap Value Index, which was built to keep trading (turnover) low.
How the fund works
VBR aims to match the Morningstar US Small Cap Value Index by buying all of the stocks in the index (full replication). It does not use leverage. The index ranks small-cap stocks on value measures such as book-to-price, forward earnings-to-price, dividend-to-price and sales-to-price. The expense ratio is about 0.05% a year. It pays dividends quarterly, with a yield of roughly 1.8%. Assets are approximately $35–37 billion in the ETF share class and about $64 billion counting all share classes. The biggest sector weights are industrials, financials, consumer cyclicals and real estate. Its 'small-cap' stocks lean toward the larger end of that range, and many would count as mid-caps. Main risks are that small companies swing more in price than large ones, and value stocks can trail growth stocks for long stretches.
What usually moves VBR
- Interest rate and Federal Reserve expectations
- US economic growth and recession fears
- Value versus growth style rotation
- Regional bank and credit conditions
- Small-cap earnings and borrowing costs