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VRSG Vanguard Russell 2000 U.S. Small-Cap UCITS ETF
ISIN IE000GTBEXG4London Stock Exchange: VRSGThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
- Smaller companies
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£70.75
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year
- Fund size
- £11.1m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, VRSG (Vanguard Russell 2000 U.S. Small-Cap UCITS ETF, ISIN IE000GTBEXG4) closed at £70.75 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.20% a year (about £20 on £10,000).
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £20
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £100
- of £10,000, before growth
- 4 charge less
- 0 the same
- 32 charge more
Ongoing charge of Vanguard Russell 2000 U.S. Small-Cap UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD 0.20% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 32 of the 36 other smaller-company funds charge more, 0 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Vanguard Russell 2000 U.S. Small-Cap UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Vanguard, launched in 2026.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.2% a year — about £20 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Smaller companies: Smaller firms, which can grow faster than large ones but whose prices usually swing more.
Key facts
- Ticker
- VRSG
- ISIN
- IE000GTBEXG4
- Also listed as
- VRSA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), V2SA (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- Vanguard
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.20% a year · about £20 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £11.1m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Smaller companies
Price chart
Since 10/07/2026, the closing price went from £74.40 on 10/07/2026 to £70.75 on 13/11/2026 (−4.9%). The lowest close shown was £69.09 on 06/11/2026 and the highest £75.37 on 07/08/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
18 weekly closes, from 10/07/2026 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 1,780
- 1,975 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 3.4%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 837
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 0.4%
- Twist Bioscience
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twist BioscienceTWSTHealth CareUnited States | 0.43% |
| 2 | MoogMOG.AIndustrialsUnited States | 0.37% |
| 3 | 10x GenomicsTXGHealth CareUnited States | 0.36% |
| 4 | JFrogFROGInformation TechnologyUnited States | 0.36% |
| 5 | BrightSpring Health ServicesBTSGHealth CareUnited States | 0.32% |
| 6 | GlaukosGKOSHealth CareUnited States | 0.32% |
| 7 | UMB FinancialUMBFFinancialsUnited States | 0.32% |
| 8 | ViaSatVSATInformation TechnologyUnited States | 0.31% |
| 9 | CareTrust REITCTREReal EstateUnited States | 0.30% |
| 10 | CytokineticsCYTKHealth CareUnited States | 0.30% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Health Care20.8%
- Financials18.9%
- Industrials14.0%
- Information Technology13.7%
- Consumer Discretionary8.8%
- Energy6.7%
- Real Estate5.7%
- Materials4.2%
- Other sectors7.1%
By country
- United States99.5%
- Canada0.3%
- Brazil0.1%
- Singapore0.1%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .
All holdings
The fund publishes 1,975 holdings; the ten largest make up 3.4% of it.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of VRSG?
The ongoing charge of VRSG is 0.20% a year — about £20 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Vanguard Russell 2000 U.S. Small-Cap UCITS ETF Accum Shs USD 0.20% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 32 of the 36 other smaller-company funds charge more, 0 the same and 4 less (share classes counted once).
Is VRSG accumulating or distributing?
VRSG is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of VRSG?
The ISIN of VRSG is IE000GTBEXG4. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; VRSG is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as VRSA (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and V2SA (Xetra, euros).
What does VRSG hold?
As of 30/09/2026, VRSG holds 1,975 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Twist Bioscience at 0.43% of the fund; the ten largest make up 3.4%. Its ten largest holdings are Twist Bioscience (0.43%), Moog (0.37%), 10x Genomics (0.36%), JFrog (0.36%), BrightSpring Health Services (0.32%), Glaukos (0.32%), UMB Financial (0.32%), ViaSat (0.31%), CareTrust REIT (0.30%) and Cytokinetics (0.30%).
Similar funds
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- R2SCState Street SPDR RUSSELL 2000 U.S. SMALL CAP UCITS ETF Accum Ptg USD0.30% a year · £3.6bn
- XXSCXtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF Capitalisation 1C0.33% a year · £2.9bn
- CUS1iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG UCITS ETF Accum.Ptg.Shs USD0.43% a year · £2.1bn
- ISP6iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETF USD0.30% a year · £1.9bn
- WOSCState Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF0.45% a year · £1.3bn
- AVSGAvantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF AccumUSD0.39% a year · £1.2bn
- USSCState Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETF Accum Ptg USD0.30% a year · £806m
Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at Vanguard · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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