Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Class (VEXPX)

Fund Assets	21.35B
Expense Ratio	0.45%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	40.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.88
Dividend Yield	0.75%
Dividend Growth	-81.47%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2023

Previous Close	116.83
YTD Return	5.21%
1-Year Return	19.63%
5-Year Return	63.81%
52-Week Low	91.24
52-Week High	119.09
Beta (5Y)	1.06
Holdings	704
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 19.63% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.37%, 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

9.01% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	1.85%
Deutsche Triparty Mtge	n/a	0.95%
Burlington Stores, Inc.	BURL	0.92%
Viper Energy Partners LP	VNOM	0.81%
Medpace Holdings, Inc.	MEDP	0.79%
Graphic Packaging Holding Company	GPK	0.77%
ICON PLC	ICLR	0.74%
Kirby Corporation	KEX	0.73%
Guidewire Software, Inc.	GWRE	0.73%
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	VB	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