Vanguard Explorer Value Investor Fund (VEVFX) seeks to offer growth of capital for the long run. VEVFX invests primarily in the undervalued stocks issued by U.S. companies which are of small and mid-size.
This Small Blend product has a history of positive total returns for over 10 years. Specifically, the fund’s returns over the 3, 5 year benchmarks; 3 year 7.9% and 5 year 13%. To see how this fund performed compared in its category, and other #1 and #2 Ranked Mutual Funds, please click here.
VEVFX’s performance, as of the last filing, when compared to funds in its category was in the top 16% over the past 1 year, and in the top 51% over the past 3 years and in the top 24% over the past 5 years.
The Vanguard Explorer Value Investor Fund, as of the last filing, allocates its fund in top three markets: Small Value, Small Growth and Large Value. Further, as of the last filing, Pacwest Bancorporation, Kar Auction Services Inc and Columbia Banking System I were the top holdings for VEVFX.
This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) was incepted in March 2010 and is managed by Vanguard Group. VEVFX carries an expense ratio of 0.57% and requires a minimal initial investment of $3,000.
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