Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund Institutional Shares (VRTIX)

Fund Assets	n/a
Expense Ratio	0.08%
Min. Investment	$5,000,000
Turnover	n/a
Dividend (ttm)	4.47
Dividend Yield	1.46%
Dividend Growth	2.13%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Mar 25, 2025

Previous Close	307.63
YTD Return	-10.96%
1-Year Return	-2.89%
5-Year Return	65.51%
52-Week Low	n/a
52-Week High	n/a
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	1972
Inception Date	Dec 22, 2010

About VRTIX

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund Institutional Shares (VRTIX) seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-capitalization stocks in the United States. VRTIX tracks the performance of the Russell 2000 Index. Index is designed to measure the performance of small-capitalization stocks in the United States.

• Fund Family: Vanguard
• Category: Small-Cap Core
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: VRTIX
• Share Class: Institutional Shares
• Index: Russell 2000 TR

Performance

VRTIX had a total return of -2.89% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.36%.

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Equivalent ETF

VRTIX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VTWO, the Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.10% compared to 0.08% for VRTIX.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio
VTWO	Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF	0.10%

Top 10 Holdings

5.38% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Slbbh1142	n/a	1.62%
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.	SFM	0.63%
Insmed Incorporated	INSM	0.54%
FTAI Aviation Ltd.	FTAI	0.46%
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated	CORT	0.38%
SouthState Corporation	SSB	0.37%
Carpenter Technology Corporation	CRS	0.36%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.	AIT	0.35%
Mueller Industries, Inc.	MLI	0.35%
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.	HALO	0.33%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Mar 25, 2025	$0.9545	Mar 26, 2025
Dec 23, 2024	$1.2837	Dec 24, 2024
Sep 26, 2024	$1.070	Sep 27, 2024
Jun 27, 2024	$1.1597	Jun 28, 2024
Mar 21, 2024	$0.6794	Mar 22, 2024
Dec 18, 2023	$1.5475	Dec 19, 2023