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Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares: (MF: VEXRX)

(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 21, 2026 05:49 PM ET

$119.53 USD

+0.92 (0.78%)

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 Sep 30, 2026

Total Return %* Percentile Rank Objective
YTD 11.60 51
3 months -7.31 44
6 months 11.69 40
1 Year 13.68 53
3 Year 14.40 52
5 Year 4.78 61
10 Year 11.64 13

* 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) 1,033.30

Load Adjusted Returns as of Sep 30, 2026

1 Year 13.68
5 Year 4.78
10 Year 11.64
Since Inception 9.42

Quarterly Return

1st Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 4th Qtr.
2026 -0.08 20.50 -7.31 NA
2025 -8.90 8.39 6.60 1.85
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

Annual Return

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
% Total Return 11.607.2210.3719.90-23.1616.3731.4831.40-2.3823.0912.47
% Total Return Rel to Index -1.14-10.99-14.64-6.34-4.95-12.3013.07-0.082.001.290.54
% Total Return Rel to Peer 0.08-0.08-1.543.82-3.64-2.9312.485.968.387.49-3.47
% Perf Quintile vs Peer* 4.003.003.001.004.004.002.002.001.002.004.00
% Dividends 0.000.630.580.640.440.430.270.370.390.430.40
% Yield 0.470.530.480.540.460.290.200.350.430.420.45
Capital Gains ($) 0.007.406.510.284.0918.827.814.558.2610.133.32
Expense Ratio 0.270.280.330.340.340.290.300.340.320.310.33

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