Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Class (VEXPX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
117.38
+0.24 (0.20%)
At close: Dec 24, 2025
-4.89% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 20.72B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.44% |
| Min. Investment | $3,000 |
| Turnover | 35.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 7.48 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.93% |
| Dividend Growth | 748.88% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 117.14 |
| YTD Return | 9.25% |
| 1-Year Return | 8.31% |
| 5-Year Return | 26.52% |
| 52-Week Low | 85.54 |
| 52-Week High | 119.04 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.23 |
| Holdings | 729 |
| Inception Date | Dec 11, 1967 |
About VEXPX
The fund invests mainly in the stocks of small and mid-size companies. These companies tend to be unseasoned but are considered by the fund's advisors to have superior growth potential. Also, these companies often provide little or no dividend income. It uses multiple investment advisors.
Fund Family Vanguard
Category Small Growth
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VEXPX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index Russell 2500 Growth TR
Performance
VEXPX had a total return of 8.31% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.59%.
Other Share Classes
These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.
| Symbol | Share Class | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VEXRX | Admiral Shares | 0.33% |
Top 10 Holdings
9.47% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF | VB | 1.30% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund - Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | n/a | 1.12% |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | GWRE | 1.05% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | FIX | 0.90% |
| Coherent Corp. | COHR | 0.89% |
| Bloom Energy Corporation | BE | 0.88% |
| BWX Technologies, Inc. | BWXT | 0.88% |
| Fabrinet | FN | 0.84% |
| Kirby Corporation | KEX | 0.82% |
| Pure Storage, Inc. | PSTG | 0.79% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | $7.47688 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $0.88079 | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $4.75245 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | $20.4841 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | $8.5479 | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Dec 17, 2019 | $5.1916 | Dec 18, 2019 |