Vanguard Explorer Fd (VEXPX)

Fund Assets	23.87B
Expense Ratio	0.45%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	40.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.88
Dividend Yield	0.69%
Dividend Growth	-81.47%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2023

Previous Close	123.42
YTD Return	12.00%
1-Year Return	12.19%
5-Year Return	56.68%
52-Week Low	107.09
52-Week High	132.40
Beta (5Y)	1.08
Holdings	736
Inception Date	Jan 2, 1980

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-Cap 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 12.19% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.71%, 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

8.31% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	1.16%
Guidewire Software, Inc.	GWRE	1.03%
Kirby Corporation	KEX	0.84%
Viper Energy, Inc.	VNOM	0.83%
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.	HLI	0.81%
Wingstop Inc.	WING	0.76%
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	VB	0.74%
Fluor Corporation	FLR	0.73%
Doximity, Inc.	DOCS	0.72%
Graphic Packaging Holding Company	GPK	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