Vanguard Explorer Fund (VEXRX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
110.74
-0.23 (-0.21%)
Jan 8, 2026, 8:10 AM EST
2.51% (1Y)
| Fund Assets | 20.72B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.33% |
| Min. Investment | $50,000 |
| Turnover | 35.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 8.04 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.25% |
| Dividend Growth | 13.46% |
| Payout Frequency | Annual |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 110.97 |
| YTD Return | 3.80% |
| 1-Year Return | 10.05% |
| 5-Year Return | 25.99% |
| 52-Week Low | 79.43 |
| 52-Week High | 110.97 |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 |
| Holdings | 729 |
| 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 10.05% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.29%.
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
9.47% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF | VB | 1.30% |
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund - Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | n/a | 1.12% |
| Guidewire Software, Inc. | GWRE | 1.05% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | FIX | 0.90% |
| Coherent Corp. | COHR | 0.89% |
| Bloom Energy Corporation | BE | 0.88% |
| BWX Technologies, Inc. | BWXT | 0.88% |
| Fabrinet | FN | 0.84% |
| Kirby Corporation | KEX | 0.82% |
| Pure Storage, Inc. | PSTG | 0.79% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | $8.04421 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| 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 |