Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares (VEXRX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
112.49
-1.76 (-1.54%)
Oct 31, 2024, 8:01 PM EDT
31.89% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 22.53B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.34% |
| Min. Investment | $50,000 |
| Turnover | 40.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.92 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.80% |
| Dividend Growth | -79.69% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 18, 2023 |
| Previous Close | 114.25 |
| YTD Return | 10.68% |
| 1-Year Return | 35.18% |
| 5-Year Return | 66.77% |
| 52-Week Low | 87.67 |
| 52-Week High | 116.45 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 |
| Holdings | 746 |
| 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
Index Russell 2500 Growth TR
Performance
VEXRX had a total return of 35.18% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.62%, 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
8.97% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund - Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | n/a | 1.44% |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | GWRE | 0.96% |
| Viper Energy, Inc. | VNOM | 0.92% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. - DEUTSCHE TRIPARTY MTGE | n/a | 0.91% |
| Burlington Stores, Inc. | BURL | 0.88% |
| Kirby Corporation | KEX | 0.84% |
| Graphic Packaging Holding Company | GPK | 0.78% |
| Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | HLI | 0.77% |
| Fluor Corporation | FLR | 0.74% |
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF | VB | 0.73% |
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 |