Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Shares (VSCIX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
132.83
-1.29 (-0.96%)
Mar 2, 2026, 8:10 AM EST
16.67%
Fund Assets 169.10B
Expense Ratio 0.04%
Min. Investment $5,000,000
Turnover 13.00%
Dividend (ttm) 1.66
Dividend Yield 1.25%
Dividend Growth 9.77%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 22, 2025
Previous Close 134.12
YTD Return 7.49%
1-Year Return 18.33%
5-Year Return 37.31%
52-Week Low 91.92
52-Week High 134.12
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1324
Inception Date Jul 7, 1997

About VSCIX

This low-cost index fund provides broad exposure to the small-capitalization U.S. equity market. The fund seeks to track an index of small-sized companies. One of the fund’s primary risks is its focus on the small-cap arena, which is an often-volatile segment of the market. Investors looking to add a small-cap equity allocation to an already diversified portfolio may wish to consider this option.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Small Blend
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VSCIX
Share Class Institutional Shares
Index CRSP US Small Cap TR

Performance

VSCIX had a total return of 18.33% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.13%, including dividends.

Equivalent ETF

VSCIX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VB, the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.05% compared to 0.04% for VSCIX.

Symbol Name Expense Ratio
VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 0.05%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VSCPX Institutional Plus Shares 0.03%
VSMAX Admiral Shares 0.05%
NAESX Investor Shares 0.17%

Top 10 Holdings

5.65% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Sandisk Corporation SNDK 1.07%
Slcmt1142 n/a 0.92%
Rocket Lab Corporation RKLB 0.57%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. FIX 0.53%
Ciena Corporation CIEN 0.47%
Coherent Corp. COHR 0.44%
EMCOR Group, Inc. EME 0.43%
Bloom Energy Corporation BE 0.43%
Natera, Inc. NTRA 0.40%
NRG Energy, Inc. NRG 0.39%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 22, 2025 $0.4469 Dec 23, 2025
Sep 29, 2025 $0.3885 Sep 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025 $0.3801 Jul 1, 2025
Mar 27, 2025 $0.4432 Mar 28, 2025
Dec 23, 2024 $0.4355 Dec 24, 2024
Sep 27, 2024 $0.3403 Sep 30, 2024
Full Dividend History