Vanguard Explorer Fund (VEXRX)

Fund Assets	23.87B
Expense Ratio	0.34%
Min. Investment	$50,000
Turnover	40.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.92
Dividend Yield	0.78%
Dividend Growth	-79.69%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 18, 2023

Previous Close	114.86
YTD Return	12.14%
1-Year Return	12.31%
5-Year Return	57.55%
52-Week Low	99.56
52-Week High	123.21
Beta (5Y)	1.08
Holdings	736
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-Cap Growth
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: VEXRX
• Index: Russell 2500 Growth TR

Performance

VEXRX had a total return of 12.31% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.61%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
VEXPX	Investor Shares	0.45%

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%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
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
Dec 18, 2018	$8.6571	Dec 19, 2018