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Vanguard Explorer Fd: (MF: VEXPX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 31, 2025 06:02 PM ET
$122.25 USD
+0.92 (0.76%)
Zacks MF Rank
3-Hold of 5 3
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 5.17 | 53 |
| 3 months | 6.57 | 59 |
| 6 months | 15.49 | 48 |
| 1 Year | 4.68 | 56 |
| 3 Year | 14.06 | 47 |
| 5 Year | 9.43 | 66 |
| 10 Year | 11.50 | 11 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 134.72 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -52.38 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 842.14 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.68 |
| 5 Year | 9.42 |
| 10 Year | 11.50 |
| Since Inception | 9.42 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -8.93 | 8.36 | 6.57 | NA |
| 2024 | 7.24 | -3.60 | 7.14 | -0.46 |
| 2023 | 6.99 | 4.77 | -5.72 | 13.34 |
| 2022 | -9.50 | -18.48 | -2.63 | 6.84 |
| 2021 | 6.59 | 6.03 | -0.88 | 3.77 |
| 2020 | -26.74 | 32.75 | 6.65 | 26.61 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 5.17 | 10.24 | 19.78 | -23.25 | 16.26 | 31.33 | 31.26 | -2.50 | 22.94 | 12.33 | -4.33 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -9.65 | -14.77 | -6.46 | -5.05 | -12.42 | 12.92 | -0.22 | 1.88 | 1.15 | 0.39 | -5.72 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.24 | -1.68 | 3.70 | -3.74 | -3.05 | 12.33 | 5.82 | 8.27 | 7.34 | -3.61 | 0.38 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.27 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.29 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.99 | 0.30 | 4.39 | 20.21 | 8.39 | 4.89 | 8.87 | 10.89 | 3.57 | 8.35 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%