Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares (VEXRX)

Fund Assets	21.35B
Expense Ratio	0.33%
Min. Investment	$50,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	7.09
Dividend Yield	7.41%
Dividend Growth	669.67%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 30, 2024

Previous Close	95.72
YTD Return	-8.12%
1-Year Return	2.04%
5-Year Return	98.37%
52-Week Low	95.72
52-Week High	123.21
Beta (5Y)	1.16
Holdings	748
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 2.04% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.31%, 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	0.44%

Top 10 Holdings

8.50% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Mktliq 12/31/2049	n/a	1.17%
Guidewire Software, Inc.	GWRE	0.93%
Wix.com Ltd.	WIX	0.91%
Viper Energy, Inc.	VNOM	0.90%
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.	HLI	0.81%
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	VB	0.80%
Kirby Corporation	KEX	0.78%
Dynatrace, Inc.	DT	0.74%
Burlington Stores, Inc.	BURL	0.74%
Antero Resources Corporation	AR	0.73%

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