Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Class (VEXPX)

Fund Assets	21.74B
Expense Ratio	0.407%
Min. Investment	$3,000
Turnover	51.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.52
Dividend Yield	0.41%
Dividend Growth	6.66%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 23, 2025

Previous Close	125.11
YTD Return	9.67%
1-Year Return	12.23%
5-Year Return	26.64%
52-Week Low	110.50
52-Week High	139.92
Beta (5Y)	1.27
Holdings	834
Inception Date	Dec 11, 1967

About VEXPX

The Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Shares (VEXPX) concentrates its investments on small and medium-sized companies believed to possess significant growth potential. Owing to its focus on these emerging enterprises, the fund inherently experiences a higher degree of price fluctuation and unpredictability compared to investment vehicles tracking larger, more established corporations. However, to help temper the risks associated with this often-dynamic market sector, the fund employs a multi-manager approach, leveraging the diverse strategies of several investment advisors. Furthermore, its substantial portfolio breadth, encompassing holdings in over 500 different stocks, contributes to significant diversification. While these measures are designed to reduce exposure to market volatility, they cannot entirely eliminate all investment risk. This fund may serve as an effective supplementary component within a comprehensively diversified, long-term investment portfolio.

• 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 12.23% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.78%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VEXRX	Admiral Shares	0.28%

Top 10 Holdings

8.81% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.	MTSI	1.32%
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	1.24%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF	VB	1.02%
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation	LSCC	0.95%
RBC Bearings Incorporated	RBC	0.82%
BWX Technologies, Inc.	BWXT	0.79%
Permian Resources Corporation	PR	0.69%
Medpace Holdings, Inc.	MEDP	0.67%
Guidewire Software, Inc.	GWRE	0.66%
Wintrust Financial Corporation	WTFC	0.66%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 23, 2025	$8.47711	Dec 24, 2025
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

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 20, 2026

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