Vanguard Explorer Fund (VEXRX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
110.57
+2.67 (2.47%)
At close: Nov 21, 2025
2.47% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 20.56B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.33% |
| Min. Investment | $50,000 |
| Turnover | 35.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 7.09 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.57% |
| Dividend Growth | 669.67% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Previous Close | 107.90 |
| YTD Return | 3.48% |
| 1-Year Return | -0.14% |
| 5-Year Return | 34.79% |
| 52-Week Low | 85.27 |
| 52-Week High | 115.61 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.07 |
| Holdings | 735 |
| Inception Date | Nov 12, 2001 |
About VEXRX
The fund invests mainly in the stocks of small and mid-size companies, choosing stocks considered by the fund’s advisors to have superior growth potential. These companies often provide little or no dividend income. The fund uses multiple investment advisors. Each advisor independently selects and maintains a portfolio of common stocks for the fund.
Fund Family Vanguard
Category Small Growth
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VEXRX
Share Class Admiral Shares
Index Russell 2500 Growth TR
Performance
VEXRX had a total return of -0.14% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.69%.
Other Share Classes
These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.
| Symbol | Share Class | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VEXPX | Investor Shares | 0.44% |
Top 10 Holdings
8.91% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF | VB | 1.25% |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | GWRE | 1.03% |
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 1.00% |
| Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | HLI | 0.92% |
| Wix.com Ltd. | WIX | 0.89% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | FIX | 0.80% |
| Dynatrace, Inc. | DT | 0.77% |
| Viper Energy, Inc. | VNOM | 0.76% |
| BWX Technologies, Inc. | BWXT | 0.76% |
| Coherent Corp. | COHR | 0.74% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | $7.08961 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $0.92112 | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $4.53578 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | $19.2492 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | $8.0874 | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Dec 17, 2019 | $4.9368 | Dec 18, 2019 |