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VEXRX

Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares

Mutual fund

$121.38+1.47 (+1.23%)Close Oct 2, 2026

Adjusted price

+15.22% total return, past year

Key statistics

Net assets
$22.4B
Expense ratio
0.28%
Share classes
2
52-week range
$102.71$130.10
From all-time high
−17.24%
Max drawdown
−57.26%
Volatility
21.93%
Sharpe ratio
0.53
Beta (5Y monthly)
1.08

Total

1M
−0.8%
YTD
+13.8%
1Y
+15.2%

Per year

3Y
+15.5%
5Y
+4.8%
10Y
+11.8%
20Y
+9.8%
Since 2001
+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

HoldingWeight (%)
Vanguard Cmt Funds-Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund2.0
VBVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF1.1
MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.0.9
GWREGuidewire Software, Inc.0.9
PRPermian Resources Corporation Class A0.8
LSCCLattice Semiconductor Corporation0.8
BWXTBWX Technologies, Inc.0.7
MEDPMedpace Holdings, Inc.0.7
RBCRBC Bearings Incorporated0.7
WTFCWintrust Financial Corporation0.7

Annual returns

2001 from Nov 12 · 2026 through Oct 2