Wasatch Core Growth Fund (WGROX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
70.72
+0.09 (0.13%)
Apr 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
Fund Assets3.35B
Expense Ratio1.17%
Min. Investment$2,000
Turnover46.00%
Dividend (ttm)8.28
Dividend Yield11.72%
Dividend Growth-23.39%
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend DateDec 18, 2025
Previous Close70.63
YTD Return-4.70%
1-Year Return-5.82%
5-Year Return-0.06%
52-Week Low67.86
52-Week High87.58
Beta (5Y)1.22
Holdings52
Inception DateDec 6, 1986

About WGROX

The Wasatch Core Growth Fund is an actively managed mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital growth through investments primarily in smaller, high-potential U.S. companies. The fund typically targets firms with market capitalizations under $5 billion at the time of purchase, making it a small-cap growth strategy. Its approach emphasizes identifying businesses with strong financials, defensible business models, and industry-leading management teams—seeking those that can maintain earnings growth even in challenging economic environments. The portfolio typically holds about 40 to 60 positions, offering broad exposure across sectors such as healthcare, technology, industrials, and consumer goods. The fund may also allocate up to 20% of assets to foreign companies, though its core remains U.S.-centric. Launched in 1986, it is benchmarked against the Russell 2000 Growth Index and is known for its active, research-driven bottom-up selection process. This fund plays a significant role in the market by providing investors with access to dynamic and innovative small-cap companies that can act as potential engines of growth within diversified portfolios.

Fund Family Wasatch
Category Small Growth
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WGROX
Share Class Investor Class Shares
Index Russell 2000 Growth TR

Performance

WGROX had a total return of -5.82% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.86%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FECGXFidelityFidelity Small Cap Growth Index Fund0.05%
FCIGXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund - Class I1.07%
FCPGXFidelityFidelity Small Cap Growth Fund1.05%
FCTGXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund - Class M1.58%
FCCGXFidelityFidelity Advisor Small Cap Growth Fund - Class C2.08%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
WIGRXInstitutional Class Shares1.05%

Top 10 Holdings

33.14% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
HealthEquity, Inc.HQY4.56%
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.CWST4.28%
RBC Bearings IncorporatedRBC3.51%
Procore Technologies, Inc.PCOR3.41%
Shift4 Payments, Inc.FOUR3.24%
The Ensign Group, Inc.ENSG3.12%
Federal Signal CorporationFSS2.84%
Nova Ltd.NVMI2.80%
Medpace Holdings, Inc.MEDP2.74%
FabrinetFN2.65%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 18, 2025$6.34575Dec 18, 2025
Dec 12, 2024$8.2827Dec 12, 2024
Dec 15, 2022$0.45797Dec 15, 2022
Dec 17, 2020$6.59602Dec 17, 2020
Dec 19, 2019$7.71087Dec 19, 2019
Dec 20, 2018$6.05679Dec 20, 2018
Full Dividend History