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Vanguard Explorer Value Fund: (MF: VEVFX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 14, 2026 06:09 PM ET
$44.57 USD
+0.26 (0.59%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 7.42 | 77 |
| 3 months | 1.45 | 54 |
| 6 months | 10.72 | 22 |
| 1 Year | 7.43 | 77 |
| 3 Year | 12.33 | 75 |
| 5 Year | 9.35 | 63 |
| 10 Year | 9.31 | 82 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 7.42 |
| 5 Year | 9.35 |
| 10 Year | 9.31 |
| Since Inception | 10.13 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -8.12 | 5.59 | 9.13 | 1.45 |
| 2024 | 6.57 | -2.61 | 9.15 | 1.02 |
| 2023 | 2.16 | 3.98 | -3.59 | 12.56 |
| 2022 | -2.98 | -15.07 | -6.66 | 11.71 |
| 2021 | 16.65 | 4.68 | -1.28 | 6.51 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 7.42 | 14.44 | 15.29 | -14.09 | 28.40 | 3.29 | 26.91 | -13.04 | 13.27 | 20.66 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -10.79 | -10.57 | -10.94 | 4.11 | -0.27 | -15.10 | -4.58 | -8.64 | -8.52 | 8.72 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -5.28 | -4.94 | -7.70 | 5.60 | 6.34 | -16.62 | -1.51 | -6.18 | -7.40 | 12.84 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.49 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.53 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.30 |
| % Yield | 1.05 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.22 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 1.42 | 1.13 | 0.74 | 0.88 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 3.80 | 5.48 | 0.33 | 0.98 | 1.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.24 | 1.10 | 0.45 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.57 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%