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Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US9219328286

CUSIP

921932828

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Sep 7, 2010

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

S&P SmallCap 600 Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

VIOO has an expense ratio of 0.10%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO) returned -6.88% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.14% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VIOO returned 7.80% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.78%.


VIOO

YTD

-6.88%

1M

10.77%

6M

-12.12%

1Y

-1.14%

5Y*

14.67%

10Y*

7.80%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.19%

1M

9.00%

6M

-1.55%

1Y

12.31%

5Y*

15.59%

10Y*

10.78%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VIOO, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.81%-5.73%-6.09%-4.33%6.94%-6.88%
2024-4.09%3.36%3.22%-5.66%5.05%-2.38%11.08%-1.55%0.73%-2.52%10.90%-7.98%8.48%
20239.53%-1.25%-5.27%-2.74%-1.64%8.18%5.47%-4.12%-5.95%-5.84%8.41%12.82%16.16%
2022-7.34%1.45%0.26%-7.84%1.89%-8.57%10.14%-4.37%-9.84%12.38%3.92%-6.68%-16.26%
20216.25%7.80%3.51%1.80%2.09%0.35%-2.52%2.03%-2.32%3.32%-2.25%4.51%26.79%
2020-3.89%-9.61%-22.47%12.87%4.21%3.81%4.31%3.84%-4.71%2.74%18.19%8.16%11.47%
201910.62%4.37%-3.33%3.82%-8.71%7.40%1.14%-4.49%3.34%1.98%3.08%2.91%22.68%
20182.52%-3.91%2.06%1.05%6.46%1.07%3.14%4.77%-3.10%-10.54%1.56%-12.16%-8.65%
2017-0.64%1.67%-0.12%0.88%-2.11%3.01%0.97%-2.61%7.89%0.89%3.62%-0.61%13.16%
2016-6.12%1.10%8.50%0.91%1.65%0.46%5.29%1.53%0.37%-4.48%12.79%3.33%26.76%
2015-3.60%6.16%1.71%-2.46%1.50%1.14%-0.94%-5.27%-3.38%5.94%2.72%-4.87%-2.16%
2014-4.09%4.48%0.70%-2.81%0.32%4.59%-5.48%4.22%-5.08%6.82%0.04%2.51%5.40%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VIOO is 15, meaning it’s performing worse than 85% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VIOO is 1515
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VIOO is 1414
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VIOO is 1616
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VIOO is 1616
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VIOO is 1515
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VIOO is 1515
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 15, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.05
  • 5-Year: 0.62
  • 10-Year: 0.34
  • All Time: 0.51

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF provided a 1.59% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.57 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.


1.00%1.10%1.20%1.30%1.40%1.50%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$1.57$1.57$1.46$1.31$1.22$0.91$1.04$0.83$0.77$0.59$0.62$0.55

Dividend yield

1.59%1.48%1.47%1.51%1.16%1.09%1.37%1.32%1.11%0.95%1.26%1.06%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.57$1.57
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.46$1.46
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.31$1.31
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.22$1.22
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.91$0.91
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.04$1.04
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.83$0.83
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.77$0.77
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.59
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.62$0.62
2014$0.55$0.55

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF was 44.15%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 172 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF drawdown is 15.08%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-44.15%Sep 4, 2018390Mar 23, 2020172Nov 24, 2020562
-27.93%Nov 26, 202490Apr 8, 2025
-26.49%Nov 9, 2021222Sep 27, 2022451Jul 16, 2024673
-24.95%Jul 11, 201160Oct 3, 201183Feb 3, 2012143
-20.01%Jun 24, 2015161Feb 11, 2016104Jul 12, 2016265

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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