Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Class (VEXPX)

Fund Assets	22.08B
Expense Ratio	0.45%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	40.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.88
Dividend Yield	0.77%
Dividend Growth	-81.47%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2023

Previous Close	114.09
YTD Return	2.57%
1-Year Return	11.50%
5-Year Return	54.35%
52-Week Low	91.24
52-Week High	119.09
Beta (5Y)	1.06
Holdings	707
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
• Index: Russell 2500 Growth TR

Performance

VEXPX had a total return of 11.50% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.29%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VEXRX	Admiral Shares	0.34%

Top 10 Holdings

9.34% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund - Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund	n/a	1.77%
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. - DEUTSCHE TRIPARTY MTGE	n/a	1.50%
Viper Energy Partners LP	VNOM	0.86%
Kirby Corporation	KEX	0.81%
Wingstop Inc.	WING	0.77%
Guidewire Software, Inc.	GWRE	0.74%
Burlington Stores, Inc.	BURL	0.74%
Graphic Packaging Holding Company	GPK	0.73%
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	VB	0.70%
ICON PLC	ICLR	0.70%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
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
Dec 18, 2018	$9.1563	Dec 19, 2018