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Market Captialization Large Investment Style Growth
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as of 03/28/2025
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as of 03/28/2025
CUSIP | 921936100 |
|---|---|
Management style | Active |
Asset class | Domestic Stock - More Aggressive |
Category | Large Growth |
Inception date | 11/01/1984 |
Fund Number | 0059 |
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as of 03/28/2025
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as of 03/28/2025
This large- and mid-capitalization growth fund is managed with a long-term perspective, extremely low turnover, and a well-established investment strategy. Since the fund’s inception in 1984, PRIMECAP Management Company, the advisor, has followed an approach in which multiple portfolio managers independently manage a portion of the fund, which provides diversification of thought. One risk to note is that the fund may become concentrated in a few sectors, notably technology and health care. Short-term performance may be volatile when these sectors are strongly in or out of favor. This fund may be considered a complement to an already diversified portfolio with a long-term time horizon.
PRIMECAP Management Company
as of 02/28/2025
Recent returns
Average annual
| Month-end | 3-Month total | YTD | 1-yr | 3-yr | 5-yr | 10-yr | Since inception 11/01/1984 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VPMCX | 0.98% | 2.07% | 5.41% | 14.07% | 11.89% | 15.34% | 12.68% | 13.61% |
| -1.30% | -0.97% | 1.44% | 18.41% | 12.55% | 16.85% | 12.98% | 11.79% |
as of 12/31/2024
| Year | 1st Qtr | 2nd Qtr | 3rd Qtr | 4th Qtr | Year-end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 9.14% | 5.39% | 0.86% | -2.22% | 13.45% | 25.02% |
| 2023 | 6.95% | 9.24% | -0.29% | 9.96% | 28.09% | 26.29% |
| 2022 | -4.66% | -13.53% | -6.36% | 9.92% | -15.15% | -18.11% |
| 2021 | 10.05% | 6.96% | -3.46% | 7.20% | 21.81% | 28.71% |
| 2020 | -20.17% | 17.25% | 9.71% | 14.18% | 17.25% | 18.40% |
| 2019 | 10.76% | 2.17% | 0.78% | 12.04% | 27.78% | 31.49% |
| 2018 | 1.61% | 2.86% | 9.58% | -14.43% | -2.01% | -4.38% |
| 2017 | 8.25% | 5.79% | 5.42% | 7.28% | 29.51% | 21.83% |
| 2016 | -1.97% | 0.27% | 9.80% | 2.51% | 10.63% | 11.96% |
| 2015 | 2.25% | -1.51% | -6.35% | 8.78% | 2.58% | 1.38% |
as of 12/31/2024
| Year | Capital return by NAV | Income return by NAV | Total return by NAV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.42% | 1.03% | 13.45% | 25.02% |
| 2023 | 26.77% | 1.32% | 28.09% | 26.29% |
| 2022 | -16.10% | 0.95% | -15.15% | -18.11% |
| 2021 | 21.00% | 0.81% | 21.81% | 28.71% |
| 2020 | 16.13% | 1.12% | 17.25% | 18.40% |
| 2019 | 26.32% | 1.46% | 27.78% | 31.49% |
| 2018 | -3.13% | 1.13% | -2.01% | -4.38% |
| 2017 | 28.19% | 1.32% | 29.51% | 21.83% |
| 2016 | 9.29% | 1.34% | 10.63% | 11.96% |
| 2015 | 1.52% | 1.07% | 2.58% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 17.48% | 1.24% | 18.72% | 13.69% |
| 2013 | 38.48% | 1.25% | 39.73% | 32.39% |
| 2012 | 13.71% | 1.55% | 15.27% | 16.00% |
| 2011 | -2.91% | 1.07% | -1.84% | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 11.84% | 1.05% | 12.89% | 15.06% |
as of 02/28/2025
| 1-yr | 3-yr | 5-yr | 10-yr | Since inception 11/01/1984 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPMCX | 14.07% | 40.08% | 104.16% | 229.92% | 17091.72% |
| 18.41% | 42.58% | 117.88% | 238.77% | — |
VPMCX
0.37%
Average expense ratio of similar funds2
0.94%
Purchase fee
None
Fund family redemption fee
None
None
The performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that investors' shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data cited.
Performance data do not reflect the deduction of the $25 annual account service fee that may be applied to certain accounts. If this fee was included, performance would be lower.
Closing price as of 03/28/2025
NAV
NAV change
52-week High
as of 07/16/2024
52-week Low
as of 04/19/2024
52-week Difference
| Name | Date | NAV |
|---|---|---|
| VPMCX | 03/28/2025 | $158.59 |
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as of 02/28/2025
| Fundamental | VPMCX | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 168 | 503 |
| Median market cap | $165.4 B | $284.7 B |
| Earnings growth rate | 13.8% | 19.4% |
| Short-term reserves | 1.7% | — |
| P/E ratio | 25.7x | 26.8x |
| P/B ratio | 4.1x | 4.8x |
| Turnover rate (Fiscal Year-end 09/30/2024) | 3.8% | — |
| Return on equity | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Foreign holdings | 14.6% | — |
| Fund total net assets as of 02/28/2025 | $77.0 B | — |
| Share class total net assets | $5.0 B | — |
Equity
Market Captialization Large Investment Style Growth
as of 02/28/2025
Weighted equity exposures exclude any temporary cash investments and equity index futures. Some short-term fixed income securities are classified as cash and are excluded from the weighted bond exposures.
as of 12/31/2024
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLY | Eli Lilly & Co. | 10,229,234 | $7,896,968,648 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 5,968,680 | $2,515,798,620 |
| FDX | FedEx Corp. | 8,401,858 | $2,363,694,711 |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp. | 25,286,774 | $2,258,614,654 |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | 8,328,337 | $2,170,697,756 |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 5,133,520 | $2,073,120,717 |
| KLAC | KLA Corp. | 3,250,730 | $2,048,349,988 |
| MU | Micron Technology Inc. | 23,726,274 | $1,996,803,220 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | 10,260,930 | $1,942,394,049 |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Inc. | 10,306,662 | $1,932,602,192 |
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLY | Eli Lilly & Co. | 10,229,234 | $7,896,968,648 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 5,968,680 | $2,515,798,620 |
| FDX | FedEx Corp. | 8,401,858 | $2,363,694,711 |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp. | 25,286,774 | $2,258,614,654 |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | 8,328,337 | $2,170,697,756 |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 5,133,520 | $2,073,120,717 |
| KLAC | KLA Corp. | 3,250,730 | $2,048,349,988 |
| MU | Micron Technology Inc. | 23,726,274 | $1,996,803,220 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | 10,260,930 | $1,942,394,049 |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Inc. | 10,306,662 | $1,932,602,192 |
| Ticker | Holdings | Shares | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| LLY | Eli Lilly & Co. | 10,229,234 | $7,896,968,648 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | 5,968,680 | $2,515,798,620 |
| FDX | FedEx Corp. | 8,401,858 | $2,363,694,711 |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp. | 25,286,774 | $2,258,614,654 |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc. | 8,328,337 | $2,170,697,756 |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc. | 5,133,520 | $2,073,120,717 |
| KLAC | KLA Corp. | 3,250,730 | $2,048,349,988 |
| MU | Micron Technology Inc. | 23,726,274 | $1,996,803,220 |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Class A | 10,260,930 | $1,942,394,049 |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Inc. | 10,306,662 | $1,932,602,192 |
as of 02/28/2025
Realized gain
% of NAV
Unrealized gains of NAV
% of NAV
Fiscal year end
Distribution schedule
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Learn about realized and unrealized gains and lossesVanguard PRIMECAP Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation, using a fundamental approach to invest in growth-oriented companies at attractive valuation levels. The fund has flexibility to invest across all industry sectors and market capitalizations, although holdings are generally large- and mid-cap stocks. The fund tends to focus on out-of-favor companies or industries, seeking to identify companies with long-term growth potential overlooked by the market. The fund’s managers rely almost exclusively on independent research. Each manager is responsible for a separate subportfolio and has autonomy to implement his best ideas. The managers anticipate holding companies for at least three to five years, resulting in low turnover. The portfolio may be relatively concentrated, with the top ten holdings often representing 30%–40% of assets.
Performance & fees
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Portfolio composition
Sector categories are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided a GICS classification as of the effective reporting period.
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Vanguard average mutual fund expense ratio: 0.09%. Industry average mutual fund expense ratio: 0.50%. All averages are asset-weighted. Industry average excludes Vanguard. Sources: Vanguard and Morningstar, Inc., as of December 31, 2023.
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