VSGAX Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares

Also available as an ETF (starting at the price of $1).

Management style

Index

Asset class

Domestic Stock - More Aggressive

Category

Small Growth

Risk / reward scale

Start of Risk Scale. On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 is less risk less reward, 5 is more risk more reward
The fund risk level is a 5

Less

More

End of Risk Scale.

Expense ratio

0.07%

as of 04/29/2025

as of 05/31/2025

Investment minimum

$3,000

as of 06/06/2025

NAV price

$95.55

as of 06/06/2025

Overview

Key facts

CUSIP

921937710

Management style

Index

Asset class

Domestic Stock - More Aggressive

Category

Small Growth

Inception date

09/27/2011

Fund Number

5861

Ratings

Risk / reward scale

Start of Risk Scale. On a scale of 1 to 5, 1 is less risk less reward, 5 is more risk more reward
The fund risk level is a 5

Less

More

End of Risk Scale.
Price

Minimum Investment

$3,000

NAV Price

$95.55

as of 06/06/2025

NAV change

increased$0.98 (1.04%)

as of 06/06/2025

Expense Ratio

0.07%

as of 04/29/2025

Performance

YTD returns

-2.78%

as of 06/06/2025

Product summary

This low-cost index fund offers exposure to small-capitalization U.S. growth stocks, which tend to grow more quickly than the broader market. The fund seeks to track a growth-style index of small-sized companies. One of the fund’s primary risks is its focus on the small-cap arena, which is an often-volatile segment of the market. Investors looking to add a passively managed, small-cap growth allocation to an already diversified portfolio may wish to consider this fund.

Fund management

Vanguard Equity Index Group

Performance & fees

Total returns
Month-end/Quarterly Pre-Tax Toggle

as of 05/31/2025

Recent returns

Average annual

Month-end3-Month totalYTD1-yr3-yr5-yr10-yr

Since inception

09/27/2011

VSGAX

6.38%-3.26%-5.50%6.08%7.91%6.96%7.75%10.91%

Benchmark

6.38%-3.27%-5.49%6.09%7.86%6.93%7.72%10.85%

as of 03/31/2025

Year1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrYear-end

Benchmark

2025-9.92%
20247.99%-3.88%7.07%4.80%16.49% 16.48%
20238.18%6.21%-6.59%13.12%21.41% 21.28%
2022-11.94%-20.44%-0.79%3.02%-28.39% -28.44%
20212.55%5.82%-3.17%0.58%5.69% 5.71%
2020-24.22%32.92%7.74%24.66%35.30% 35.35%
201919.50%3.83%-2.15%9.35%32.76% 32.75%
20182.09%7.34%6.65%-19.30%-5.68% -5.68%
20176.03%3.79%4.77%5.75%21.92% 21.90%
2016-1.93%4.39%6.66%1.42%10.73% 10.62%
20156.30%0.30%-11.69%3.53%-2.52% -2.60%

as of 12/31/2024

Year

Capital return by NAV

Income return by NAV

Total return by NAV

Benchmark

202415.83% 0.66%16.49%16.48%
202320.52% 0.89%21.41%21.28%
2022-28.78% 0.39%-28.39%-28.44%
20215.31% 0.38%5.69%5.71%
202034.56% 0.74%35.30%35.35%
201931.95% 0.80%32.76%32.75%
2018-6.37% 0.68%-5.68%-5.68%
201720.86% 1.06%21.92%21.90%
20169.50% 1.23%10.73%10.62%
2015-3.46% 0.94%-2.52%-2.60%
20142.98% 1.04%4.02%3.98%
201337.32% 0.90%38.22%37.91%
201216.44% 1.22%17.66%17.57%
20117.52% 0.45%7.97%

as of 05/31/2025

1-yr3-yr5-yr10-yr

Since inception

09/27/2011

VSGAX6.08% 25.66%39.96% 111.00% 311.86%

Benchmark

6.09%25.47%39.76%110.42%

Expense ratio

VSGAX

0.07%

Average expense ratio of similar funds2

1.14%

Historical volatility measures
as of 04/30/2025
BenchmarkR-Squared3Beta3
Spliced Small Cap Growth Index11.001.00
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index0.851.21
Fund-specific fees

Purchase fee

None

Fund family redemption fee

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.

Price

Closing price

Closing price as of 06/06/2025

NAV

$95.55

NAV change

increased$0.98 (1.04%)

52-week High

$106.90

as of 12/04/2024

52-week Low

$77.31

as of 04/08/2025

52-week Difference

$29.59 (38.27%)

30 day SEC yield

0.57%

 

B SEC yield footnote code

 

as of 05/31/2025

Historical prices
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VSGAX 06/06/2025
$95.55

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Portfolio composition

Characteristics

as of 04/30/2025

FundamentalVSGAX
Benchmark
Number of stocks 575 571
Median market cap $7.7 B $7.7 B
Earnings growth rate 18.4% 18.4%
Short-term reserves
P/E ratio 26.3x 26.3x
P/B ratio 3.6x 3.6x
Turnover rate (Fiscal Year-end 12/31/2024) 20.7%
Return on equity 7.8% 7.9%
Foreign holdings 0.8%
Fund total net assets as of 04/30/2025 $33.0 B
Share class total net assets $12.7 B
Stylebox

Equity

Market Captialization Small Investment Style Growth

Weighted exposures

as of 04/30/2025

2.10%Basic Materials
Sectors4VSGAX Benchmark Benchmark+/- Weight Basic Materials2.10%2.10%0.00%Consumer Discretionary15.70%15.80%-0.10%Consumer Staples3.90%3.90%0.00%Energy5.70%5.70%0.00%Financials5.40%5.40%0.00%Health Care16.90%16.90%0.00%Industrials20.50%20.40%0.10%Real Estate5.50%5.30%0.20%Technology21.10%21.10%0.00%Telecommunications2.10%2.10%0.00%Utilities1.10%1.10%0.00%

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.

Holding details

as of 04/30/2025

Ticker Holdings Shares Market value
NTRA Natera Inc. 1,752,832 $264,554,934
FWONK Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 2,971,012 $263,439,634
RBA RB Global Inc. 2,581,962 $260,003,573
PTC PTC Inc. 1,597,558 $247,573,563
LII Lennox International Inc. 447,537 $244,690,855
NTNX Nutanix Inc. 3,557,420 $244,394,754
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc. 518,776 $239,980,590
GWRE Guidewire Software Inc. 1,167,241 $239,015,940
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp. 2,121,291 $235,102,682
TOST Toast Inc. Class A 6,558,841 $233,363,563
Name

of issuer

Title of issuer Coupon/Yield Category of investment Cusip/Other id Effective maturity date Final maturity date Principal amount Amortized cost
632307104
531229755
74935Q107
69370C100
526107107
67059N108
147528103
40171V100
243537107
888787108
Ticker Description Shares
NTRA
FWONK
RBA
PTC
LII
NTNX
CASY
GWRE
DECK
TOST
Ticker Holdings Shares Market value
NTRA Natera Inc. 1,752,832 $264,554,934
FWONK Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 2,971,012 $263,439,634
RBA RB Global Inc. 2,581,962 $260,003,573
PTC PTC Inc. 1,597,558 $247,573,563
LII Lennox International Inc. 447,537 $244,690,855
NTNX Nutanix Inc. 3,557,420 $244,394,754
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc. 518,776 $239,980,590
GWRE Guidewire Software Inc. 1,167,241 $239,015,940
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp. 2,121,291 $235,102,682
TOST Toast Inc. Class A 6,558,841 $233,363,563
Name

of issuer

Title of issuer Coupon/Yield Category of investment Cusip/Other id Effective maturity date Final maturity date Principal amount Amortized cost
632307104
531229755
74935Q107
69370C100
526107107
67059N108
147528103
40171V100
243537107
888787108
Ticker Description Shares
NTRA
FWONK
RBA
PTC
LII
NTNX
CASY
GWRE
DECK
TOST
Ticker Holdings Shares Market value
NTRA Natera Inc. 1,752,832 $264,554,934
FWONK Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 2,971,012 $263,439,634
RBA RB Global Inc. 2,581,962 $260,003,573
PTC PTC Inc. 1,597,558 $247,573,563
LII Lennox International Inc. 447,537 $244,690,855
NTNX Nutanix Inc. 3,557,420 $244,394,754
CASY Casey's General Stores Inc. 518,776 $239,980,590
GWRE Guidewire Software Inc. 1,167,241 $239,015,940
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corp. 2,121,291 $235,102,682
TOST Toast Inc. Class A 6,558,841 $233,363,563
Name

of issuer

Title of issuer Coupon/Yield Category of investment Cusip/Other id Effective maturity date Final maturity date Principal amount Amortized cost
632307104
531229755
74935Q107
69370C100
526107107
67059N108
147528103
40171V100
243537107
888787108
Ticker Description Shares
NTRA
FWONK
RBA
PTC
LII
NTNX
CASY
GWRE
DECK
TOST

Distributions

Realized/Unrealized gains

as of 04/30/2025

Realized gain

-$23.48

% of NAV

decreased-26.90%

Unrealized gains of NAV

$11.78

% of NAV

increased13.50%

Fiscal year end

12/31/2025

Distribution schedule

Quarterly

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Dividend income and capital gains
Type$/Share Payable date Record date Reinvest date Reinvest price
Dividend$0.14110003/28/202503/26/202503/27/2025$90.92
Dividend$0.14000012/24/202412/20/202412/23/2024$99.57
Dividend$0.10050009/27/202409/25/202409/26/2024$93.60
Dividend$0.14550006/28/202406/26/202406/27/2024$87.86
Dividend$0.14190003/22/202403/20/202403/21/2024$91.15
Dividend$0.21740012/21/202312/19/202312/20/2023$83.03

Fund management

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund seeks to track the investment performance of the CRSP US Small Cap Growth Index, an unmanaged benchmark representing growth stocks of small U.S. companies. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The experience and stability of Vanguard’s Equity Index Group have permitted continuous refinement of techniques for reducing tracking error. The group uses proprietary software to implement trading decisions that accommodate cash flow and maintain close correlation with index characteristics. Vanguard’s refined indexing process, combined with low management fees and efficient trading, has provided tight tracking net of expenses.

Vanguard Equity Index Group
Launched in 1975, The Vanguard Group, Malvern, Pennsylvania, is among the world’s largest equity and fixed income managers. As chief investment officer, Gregory Davis, CFA, oversees Vanguard’s Equity Index, Investment Strategy, Quantitative Equity, and Fixed Income Groups. Rodney Comegys, Principal and global head of Vanguard's Equity Index Group, is responsible for all equity index funds. The Equity Index Group manages indexed equity portfolios covering U.S. and international markets. It has developed sophisticated portfolio construction methodologies and efficient trading strategies that seek to deliver returns that are highly correlated with target portfolio benchmarks. The group has advised Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund since 1998.
Gerard C. O'Reilly
Principal, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2004. Worked in investment management since 1992. B.S., Villanova University.
Nick Birkett
CFA, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2023. Worked in investment management since 2005. BSc, University of Bath.
Aaron Choi
CFA, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2025. Worked in investment management since 2015. B.S., Pennsylvania State University.
Kenny Narzikul
CFA, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2025. Worked in investment management since 2016. B.B.A., James Madison University.

Performance & fees

1
S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index (formerly known as the S&P SmallCap 600/Barra Growth Index) through May 16, 2003; MSCI US Small Cap Growth Index through April 16, 2013; CRSP US Small Cap Growth Index thereafter.
2

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3

R-squared and beta are calculated from trailing 36-month fund returns relative to the associated benchmark.

Portfolio composition

4

Sector categories are based on the Industry Classification Benchmark system (“ICB”), except for the “Other” category (if applicable), which includes securities that have not been provided an ICB 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.

Total returns: Short-term total return information is provided only as a service. Historical performance—particularly short-term performance—is no guarantee of future returns. Price, yield, and return on an actual investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell. Average annual returns include changes in price and reinvestments of dividends and capital gains. Since-inception returns for less than 1 year and year-to-date returns aren't annualized. Index performance is provided as a benchmark but isn't illustrative of any particular investment. You can't invest in an index.

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Risk: All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest. Funds that concentrate on a relatively narrow market sector face the risk of higher share-price volatility. Investments in stocks or bonds issued by non-U.S. companies are subject to risks including country/regional risk and currency risk.

An investment in the fund could lose money over short or even long periods. You should expect the fund’s share price and total return to fluctuate within a wide range, like the fluctuations of the overall stock market. Performance could be hurt by:

  • Stock market risk: The chance that stock prices overall will decline. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising stock prices and periods of falling stock prices. The fund’s target index tracks a subset of the U.S. stock market, which could cause the fund to perform differently from the overall stock market. In addition, the fund’s target index may, at times, become focused in stocks of a particular market sector, which would subject the fund to proportionately higher exposure to the risks of that sector. 
  • Investment style risk: The chance that returns from small-capitalization growth stocks will trail returns from the overall stock market. Historically, small-cap stocks have been more volatile in price than the large-cap stocks that dominate the overall market, and they often perform quite differently. The stock prices of small companies tend to experience greater volatility because, among other things, these companies tend to be more sensitive to changing economic conditions.
  • Index-related risks: The fund is subject to risks associated with index investing, which include passive management risk, tracking error risk, and index provider risk. Passive management risk is the chance that the fund's use of an indexing strategy will negatively impact the fund's performance. Because the fund seeks to track the performance of its target index regardless of how that index is performing, the fund's performance may be lower than it would be if the fund were actively managed. Tracking error risk is the chance that the fund's performance will deviate from the performance of its target index. Tracking error risk may be heightened during times of increased market volatility or under other unusual market conditions. Index provider risk is the chance that the fund will be negatively impacted by changes or errors made by the index provider. Any gains, losses, or costs associated with or resulting from an error made by the index provider will generally be borne by the fund and, as a result, the fund's shareholders.
  • Index replicating risk: The chance that the fund may be prevented from holding one or more securities in the same proportion as in its target index.