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Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares: (MF: VEXRX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 16, 2025 05:53 PM ET
$112.03 USD
+2.54 (2.32%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Sep 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 5.26 | 52 |
| 3 months | 6.60 | 59 |
| 6 months | 15.55 | 48 |
| 1 Year | 4.81 | 55 |
| 3 Year | 14.19 | 45 |
| 5 Year | 9.55 | 65 |
| 10 Year | 11.62 | 10 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 136.61 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -52.26 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 861.34 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 4.81 |
| 5 Year | 9.54 |
| 10 Year | 11.63 |
| Since Inception | 9.25 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -8.90 | 8.39 | 6.60 | NA |
| 2024 | 7.27 | -3.57 | 7.17 | -0.43 |
| 2023 | 7.02 | 4.79 | -5.69 | 13.36 |
| 2022 | -9.47 | -18.46 | -2.60 | 6.88 |
| 2021 | 6.62 | 6.06 | -0.86 | 3.80 |
| 2020 | -26.72 | 32.79 | 6.69 | 26.64 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 5.26 | 10.37 | 19.90 | -23.16 | 16.37 | 31.48 | 31.40 | -2.38 | 23.09 | 12.47 | -4.21 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -9.56 | -14.64 | -6.34 | -4.95 | -12.30 | 13.07 | -0.08 | 2.00 | 1.29 | 0.54 | -5.60 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -0.15 | -1.54 | 3.82 | -3.64 | -2.93 | 12.48 | 5.96 | 8.38 | 7.49 | -3.47 | 0.51 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.38 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.44 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 6.51 | 0.28 | 4.09 | 18.82 | 7.81 | 4.55 | 8.26 | 10.13 | 3.32 | 7.76 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%