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Vanguard Explorer Value Fund: (MF: VEVFX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 22, 2026 05:47 PM ET

$49.27 USD

+0.41 (0.84%)

Zacks MF Rank

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1 Strong Buy
2 Buy
3 Hold
4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

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2-Buy of 5   2      

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Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 13.45 37
3 months -6.16 27
6 months 10.43 51
1 Year 15.10 43
3 Year 16.23 34
5 Year 8.03 23
10 Year 9.56 46

* Annual for three years and beyond.

Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) NA
Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) NA
Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) NA

Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2026

1 Year 15.10
5 Year 8.03
10 Year 9.56
Since Inception 10.49

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 2.72 17.69 -6.16 NA
2025 -8.12 5.59 9.13 1.45
2024 6.57 -2.61 9.15 1.02
2023 2.16 3.98 -3.59 12.56
2022 -2.98 -15.07 -6.66 11.71
2021 16.65 4.68 -1.28 6.51

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 13.447.4214.4415.29-14.0928.403.2926.91-13.0413.2720.66
% Total Return Rel to Index 0.70-10.79-10.57-10.944.11-0.27-15.10-4.58-8.64-8.528.72
% Total Return Rel to Peer 1.920.122.52-0.785.429.09-15.701.47-2.26-2.324.71
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 2.003.004.004.002.002.005.004.005.005.001.00
% Dividends 0.000.490.770.740.490.350.320.530.360.280.30
% Yield 0.941.051.551.021.220.710.831.421.130.740.88
Capital Gains ($) 0.003.805.480.330.981.530.000.002.241.100.45
Expense Ratio 0.520.540.490.490.530.520.640.550.560.550.57

* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%