Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Class (VEXPX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
132.40
+0.65 (0.49%)
Dec 4, 2024, 8:01 PM EST
27.36%
Fund Assets 21.98B
Expense Ratio 0.45%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover 40.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.88
Dividend Yield 0.67%
Dividend Growth -81.47%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 18, 2023
Previous Close 131.75
YTD Return 18.64%
1-Year Return 27.76%
5-Year Return 72.39%
52-Week Low 103.61
52-Week High 132.40
Beta (5Y) 1.07
Holdings 736
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 27.76% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.86%, 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%
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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
Full Dividend History