Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares (VEXRX)
NASDAQ · Mutual Fund
· Delayed Price · Currency is USD
98.17
+2.45 (2.56%)
Mar 14, 2025, 6:47 PM EST
-9.48% (1Y)
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 assetsName | 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 |