VEXPX
Vanguard Explorer Fund Investor Shares
Mutual fund
$130.51+1.58 (+1.23%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Jan 2, 1980 – Oct 2, 2026, Dividends reinvested
- Final balance
- $752,206
- CAGR
- +9.68%
- Max drawdown
- −57.40%
- Sharpe ratio
- 0.58
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Growth of $10,000
Trailing returns (%)
Annualized from 3Y- 1M
- −0.87%
- 3M
- −3.58%
- 6M
- +12.27%
- YTD
- +13.66%
- 1Y
- +15.09%
- 3Y
- +15.42%
- 5Y
- +4.70%
- 10Y
- +11.72%
- 15Y
- +12.98%
- 20Y
- +9.66%
- 25Y
- +10.02%
- 30Y
- +9.59%
- Since 1980
- +9.68%
Metrics
Since 1980| Volatility | 19.23% |
|---|---|
| Sortino ratio | 0.79 |
| Calmar ratio | 0.17 |
| Best year, 1980 | +58.21% |
| Worst year, 2008 | −40.40% |
| Positive years | 35 of 46 |
| Longest drawdown | 8.5 years |
Worst drawdowns
Since 1980| Decline | Peak | Bottom | Recovered | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −57.4% | Jul 2007 | Mar 2009 | Feb 2011 | 3.6 years |
| −47.5% | Jun 1983 | Oct 1990 | Jan 1992 | 8.5 years |
| −43.8% | Mar 2000 | Oct 2002 | Jan 2004 | 3.9 years |
| −39.9% | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Aug 2020 | 5 months |
| −38.0% | Jun 1981 | Mar 1982 | Dec 1982 | 1.5 years |
Annual returns
2026 through Oct 2