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Vanguard Strategic Small-cap Equity Fund Investor Shares: (MF: VSTCX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 27, 2026 05:44 PM ET
$44.56 USD
-0.02 (-0.04%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 15.25 | 8 |
| 3 months | 3.83 | 17 |
| 6 months | 15.90 | 10 |
| 1 Year | 15.26 | 8 |
| 3 Year | 17.44 | 7 |
| 5 Year | 13.49 | 3 |
| 10 Year | 11.31 | 12 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -54.57 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 1,014.64 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 15.25 |
| 5 Year | 13.48 |
| 10 Year | 11.31 |
| Since Inception | 9.02 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -9.33 | 9.68 | 11.62 | 3.83 |
| 2024 | 7.53 | -3.52 | 10.09 | 1.45 |
| 2023 | 3.32 | 5.11 | -3.43 | 15.65 |
| 2022 | -4.20 | -16.01 | -3.11 | 11.68 |
| 2021 | 18.50 | 7.16 | -2.18 | 7.44 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 15.25 | 15.88 | 21.28 | -12.94 | 33.47 | 8.38 | 22.14 | -11.91 | 10.32 | 20.62 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -2.96 | -9.13 | -4.96 | 5.26 | 4.79 | -10.01 | -9.34 | -7.52 | -11.47 | 8.68 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 7.95 | 3.95 | 5.20 | 6.57 | 14.16 | -10.61 | -3.28 | -1.14 | -5.27 | 4.67 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.46 |
| % Yield | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.01 | 1.31 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 2.75 | 3.42 | 0.50 | 1.99 | 7.27 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 2.92 | 2.05 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%