Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VEXAX)

Fund Assets	91.20B
Expense Ratio	0.052%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	12.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.84
Dividend Yield	1.04%
Dividend Growth	5.50%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 23, 2026

Previous Close	176.62
YTD Return	12.59%
1-Year Return	9.79%
5-Year Return	30.92%
52-Week Low	148.98
52-Week High	190.06
Beta (5Y)	1.31
Holdings	3367
Inception Date	Nov 13, 2000

About VEXAX

This fund provides investors with an economical method to gain extensive diversification across American companies with medium and small market capitalizations, all within one convenient offering. It holds shares in approximately 3,000 different enterprises, spanning numerous economic sectors, and collectively accounts for roughly one-quarter of the total valuation of the U.S. stock market. A primary risk associated with this fund is its exclusive focus on the mid- and small-cap segments, which are generally prone to greater price volatility compared to the large-cap market. Designed to be paired with the Vanguard 500 Index Fund, these two investments combined offer complete coverage of the entire U.S. equity landscape.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Mid-Cap Blend
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: High
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: VEXAX
• Share Class: Admiral Shares
• Index: S&P Completion TR

Performance

VEXAX had a total return of 9.79% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.26%.

Equivalent ETF

VEXAX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VXF, the Vanguard Extended Market 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 0.052% for VEXAX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
VXF	Vanguard Extended Market ETF	0.05%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VEMPX	Institutional Plus Shares	0.04%
VIEIX	Institutional Shares	0.04%
VEXMX	Investor Shares	0.19%

Top 10 Holdings

11.32% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	SPCX	2.50%
Slcmt1142	n/a	2.26%
Snowflake Inc.	SNOW	1.42%
Cloudflare, Inc.	NET	1.35%
Natera, Inc.	NTRA	0.72%
Strategy Inc	MSTR	0.67%
Astera Labs, Inc.	ALAB	0.67%
Cheniere Energy, Inc.	LNG	0.67%
Twilio Inc.	TWLO	0.54%
Revolution Medicines, Inc.	RVMD	0.50%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 23, 2026	$0.4247	Sep 24, 2026
Jun 24, 2026	$0.4214	Jun 25, 2026
Mar 24, 2026	$0.4963	Mar 25, 2026
Dec 22, 2025	$0.4977	Dec 23, 2025
Sep 24, 2025	$0.4373	Sep 25, 2025
Jun 26, 2025	$0.4052	Jun 27, 2025

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 29, 2026

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