Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares (VSMAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
132.83
-1.29 (-0.96%)
At close: Feb 27, 2026
16.43%
Fund Assets 169.10B
Expense Ratio 0.05%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover 13.00%
Dividend (ttm) 1.65
Dividend Yield 1.23%
Dividend Growth 9.80%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 22, 2025
Previous Close 134.12
YTD Return 7.49%
1-Year Return 18.07%
5-Year Return 41.27%
52-Week Low 91.93
52-Week High 134.12
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 1324
Inception Date Oct 3, 1960

About VSMAX

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 VSMAX
Share Class Admiral Shares
Index CRSP US Small Cap TR

Performance

VSMAX had a total return of 18.07% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.52%, including dividends.

Equivalent ETF

VSMAX 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 0.05% for VSMAX.

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%
VSCIX Institutional Shares 0.04%
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 $0.4441 Dec 23, 2025
Sep 29, 2025 $0.3857 Sep 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025 $0.3774 Jul 1, 2025
Mar 27, 2025 $0.4402 Mar 28, 2025
Dec 23, 2024 $0.4329 Dec 24, 2024
Sep 27, 2024 $0.3376 Sep 30, 2024
Full Dividend History