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Vanguard Explorer Fd: (MF: VEXPX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Aug 31, 2026 06:01 PM ET

$132.79 USD

-0.59 (-0.44%)

Zacks MF Rank

This is our Mutual Fund rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for Mutual Fund's over the next 6 months:

Zacks Rank Definition
1 Strong Buy
2 Buy
3 Hold
4 Sell
5 Strong Sell

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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Latest Performance as of Jul 31, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 14.31 69
3 months 3.06 75
6 months 10.23 64
1 Year 22.93 67
3 Year 11.80 62
5 Year 4.84 70
10 Year 12.06 16

* 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) 1,003.92

Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2026

1 Year 30.61
5 Year 6.08
10 Year 13.26
Since Inception 9.67

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -0.11 20.46 NA NA
2025 -8.93 8.36 6.57 1.84
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

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 14.307.1110.2419.78-23.2516.2631.3331.26-2.5022.9412.33
% Total Return Rel to Index 10.12-11.10-14.77-6.46-5.05-12.4212.92-0.221.881.150.39
% Total Return Rel to Peer -0.65-0.18-1.683.70-3.74-3.0512.335.828.277.34-3.61
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 3.003.004.002.004.004.002.002.001.002.004.00
% Dividends 0.000.510.480.570.350.270.150.290.280.470.31
% Yield 0.000.400.380.410.350.180.110.250.290.430.33
Capital Gains ($) 0.007.966.990.304.3920.218.394.898.8710.893.57
Expense Ratio 0.380.390.440.450.450.400.410.450.440.430.45

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