VEXPX
Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Shares
Mutual fund
$130.51+1.58 (+1.23%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Adjusted price
+15.09% total return, past year
Key statistics
- Net assets
- $22.4B
- Expense ratio
- 0.39%
- Share classes
- 2
- 52-week range
- $110.50$139.92
- From all-time high
- −17.15%
- Max drawdown
- −57.40%
- Volatility
- 19.23%
- Sharpe ratio
- 0.58
- Beta (5Y monthly)
- 1.08
Returns
Total
- 1M
- −0.9%
- YTD
- +13.7%
- 1Y
- +15.1%
Per year
- 3Y
- +15.4%
- 5Y
- +4.7%
- 10Y
- +11.7%
- 20Y
- +9.7%
- Since 1980
- +9.7%
Fund facts
As of Jul 31, 2026- Holdings
- 835
- Top 10 holdings
- 9.3%
- Stocks
- 97.2%
- Cash
- 2.5%
- Funds
- 1.1%
Sectors
- Information Technology
- 21.6%
- Health Care
- 20.2%
- Industrials
- 19.6%
- Consumer Discretionary
- 9.7%
- Financials
- 9.6%
- Other
- 16.5%
Top holdings
| Holding | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund | 2.0 |
| VBVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF | 1.1 |
| MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | 0.9 |
| GWREGuidewire Software, Inc. | 0.9 |
| PRPermian Resources Corporation Class A | 0.8 |
| LSCCLattice Semiconductor Corporation | 0.8 |
| BWXTBWX Technologies, Inc. | 0.7 |
| MEDPMedpace Holdings, Inc. | 0.7 |
| RBCRBC Bearings Incorporated | 0.7 |
| WTFCWintrust Financial Corporation | 0.7 |
Annual returns
2026 through Oct 2