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Time to Buy Vanguard Explorer Value Inv Fund (VEVFX)
Vanguard Explorer Value Inv Fund (VEVFX - Free Report) seeks to provide growth of capital in the long run. VEVFX mainly invests in stocks of small- and mid-cap domestic companies which are considered undervalued. These stocks might provide above-average dividend yields.
This Small Cap Blendproducthas a history of positive total returns for over 10 years. Specifically, the fund’s returns over the 3, 5 year benchmarks; 3 year 10.7% and 5 year almost 13.7%. To see how this fund performed compared in its category, and other #1 and #2 Ranked Mutual Funds, please click here.
VEVFX’s performance, as of the last filing, when compared to funds in its category was in the top 46% over the past 1 year, and in the top 20% over the past 3 years and in the top 30% over the past 5 years.
The Vanguard Explorer Value Inv Fund, as of the last filing, allocates their fund in top two major groups; Small Value and Large Value. Further, as of the last filing, PacWest Bancorp, IAC/InterActiveCorp and KAR Auction Services Inc were the top holdings for VEVFX.
This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) was incepted in March 2010 and is managed by Vanguard Group. VEVFX carries an expense ratio of 0.63% and requires a minimal initial investment of $3,000.
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