Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Class (VEXPX)

Fund Assets	21.35B
Expense Ratio	0.44%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	7.48
Dividend Yield	7.13%
Dividend Growth	748.88%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 30, 2024

Previous Close	104.83
YTD Return	-10.44%
1-Year Return	-0.55%
5-Year Return	104.79%
52-Week Low	102.95
52-Week High	132.40
Beta (5Y)	1.12
Holdings	748
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 -0.55% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.49%, 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	0.33%

Top 10 Holdings

8.50% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	1.17%
Guidewire Software, Inc.	GWRE	0.93%
Wix.com Ltd.	WIX	0.91%
Viper Energy, Inc.	VNOM	0.90%
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.	HLI	0.81%
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	VB	0.80%
Kirby Corporation	KEX	0.78%
Dynatrace, Inc.	DT	0.74%
Burlington Stores, Inc.	BURL	0.74%
Antero Resources Corporation	AR	0.73%

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