VMGRX Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund

Management style

Active

Asset class

Domestic Stock - More Aggressive

Category

Mid 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

0.33%

as of 02/28/2025

as of 02/28/2025

Investment minimum

$3,000

as of 03/26/2025

NAV price

$25.22

as of 03/26/2025

Overview

Key facts

CUSIP

921946307

Management style

Active

Asset class

Domestic Stock - More Aggressive

Category

Mid Growth

Inception date

12/31/1997

Fund Number

0301

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

$25.22

as of 03/26/2025

NAV change

decreased-$0.47 (-1.83%)

as of 03/26/2025

Expense Ratio

0.33%

as of 02/28/2025

Performance

YTD returns

-6.32%

as of 03/26/2025

Product summary

This actively managed, mid-capitalization option invests primarily in the stocks of mid-size domestic companies that the fund’s investment managers believe have stronger earnings and revenue growth prospects than the average mid-cap company. Investors who are seeking exposure to the mid-cap arena of the U.S. stock market and who are willing to endure the volatility that can come from an investment in stocks may wish to consider this fund as an option for their portfolio.

Fund management

Wellington Management Company LLP

Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC

Performance & fees

Total returns
Month-end/Quarterly Pre-Tax Toggle

as of 02/28/2025

Recent returns

Average annual

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

Since inception

12/31/1997

VMGRX

-7.07%-6.99%-1.30%8.36%5.12%9.31%8.20%9.90%

Benchmark

-5.70%-5.92%0.32%14.54%9.51%12.94%11.02%9.25%

as of 12/31/2024

Year1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrYear-end

Benchmark

2025
202410.66%-5.17%8.52%3.45%17.81% 22.10%
20239.51%7.04%-5.53%12.05%24.08% 25.87%
2022-12.23%-22.88%-1.53%4.89%-30.09% -26.72%
20210.63%8.15%0.08%0.79%9.77% 12.73%
2020-20.88%30.65%9.45%17.92%33.41% 35.59%
201920.74%5.74%-2.98%6.62%32.07% 35.47%
20184.05%4.73%8.20%-17.98%-3.29% -4.75%
20176.12%4.08%4.24%5.97%22.01% 25.27%
2016-2.67%-1.33%3.85%0.71%0.44% 7.33%
20156.90%-0.35%-8.22%2.49%0.21% -0.20%

as of 12/31/2024

Year

Capital return by NAV

Income return by NAV

Total return by NAV

Benchmark

202415.74% 2.08%17.81%22.10%
202323.59% 0.49%24.08%25.87%
2022-30.27% 0.18%-30.09%-26.72%
20219.76% 0.01%9.77%12.73%
202033.22% 0.19%33.41%35.59%
201931.77% 0.30%32.07%35.47%
2018-3.66% 0.37%-3.29%-4.75%
201721.59% 0.42%22.01%25.27%
2016-0.22% 0.66%0.44%7.33%
2015-0.08% 0.29%0.21%-0.20%
201410.71% 0.15%10.86%11.90%
201334.12% 0.04%34.15%35.74%
201214.43% 0.40%14.84%15.81%
20111.01% 0.16%1.17%-1.65%
201023.70% 0.13%23.83%26.38%

as of 02/28/2025

1-yr3-yr5-yr10-yr

Since inception

12/31/1997

VMGRX8.36% 16.15%56.08% 119.89% 1197.48%

Benchmark

14.54%31.31%83.75%184.52%

Expense ratio

VMGRX

0.33%

Average expense ratio of similar funds2

1.06%

Historical volatility measures
as of 02/28/2025
BenchmarkR-Squared3Beta3
Russell Midcap Growth Index10.971.02
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index0.891.20
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 03/26/2025

NAV

$25.22

NAV change

decreased-$0.47 (-1.83%)

52-week High

$29.73

as of 12/04/2024

52-week Low

$23.31

as of 08/05/2024

52-week Difference

$6.42 (27.54%)

30 day SEC yield

0.24%

 

B SEC yield footnote code

 

as of 02/28/2025

Historical prices
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NameDateNAV
VMGRX 03/26/2025
$25.22

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Portfolio composition

Characteristics

as of 02/28/2025

FundamentalVMGRX
Benchmark
Number of stocks 113 288
Median market cap $28.8 B $32.8 B
Earnings growth rate 20.0% 21.6%
Short-term reserves 3.7%
P/E ratio 33.2x 32.8x
P/B ratio 5.4x 9.4x
Turnover rate (Fiscal Year-end 10/31/2024) 69.1%
Return on equity 14.1% 16.9%
Foreign holdings 1.2%
Fund total net assets as of 02/28/2025 $3.0 B
Stylebox

Equity

Market Captialization Mid Investment Style Growth

Weighted exposures

as of 02/28/2025

5.00%CommunicationServices
Sectors4VMGRX Benchmark Benchmark+/- Weight Communication Services5.00%4.60%0.40%Consumer Discretionary10.20%14.80%-4.60%Consumer Staples2.80%2.30%0.50%Energy3.70%4.00%-0.30%Financials11.80%12.80%-1.00%Health Care13.30%12.50%0.80%Industrials17.20%17.30%-0.10%Information Technology32.50%27.50%5.00%Materials1.50%1.10%0.40%Real Estate2.00%1.30%0.70%

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 12/31/2024

Ticker Holdings Shares Market value
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 1,235,881 $93,469,680
HUBS HubSpot Inc. 114,079 $79,486,825
NTRA Natera Inc. 496,513 $78,598,008
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc. Class A 355,671 $74,779,828
SQ Square Inc. 869,446 $73,894,216
APP AppLovin Corp. Class A 205,845 $66,658,786
MRVL Marvell Technology Inc. 556,485 $61,463,768
MPWR Monolithic Power Systems Inc. 101,298 $59,938,027
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd. 414,302 $59,676,060
ARES Ares Management Corp. Class A 334,242 $59,170,861
Name

of issuer

Title of issuer Coupon/Yield Category of investment Cusip/Other id Effective maturity date Final maturity date Principal amount Amortized cost
69608A108
443573100
632307104
922475108
852234103
03831W108
573874104
609839105
G3730V105
03990B101
Ticker Description Shares
PLTR
HUBS
NTRA
VEEV
SQ
APP
MRVL
MPWR
FTAI
ARES
Ticker Holdings Shares Market value
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 1,235,881 $93,469,680
HUBS HubSpot Inc. 114,079 $79,486,825
NTRA Natera Inc. 496,513 $78,598,008
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc. Class A 355,671 $74,779,828
SQ Square Inc. 869,446 $73,894,216
APP AppLovin Corp. Class A 205,845 $66,658,786
MRVL Marvell Technology Inc. 556,485 $61,463,768
MPWR Monolithic Power Systems Inc. 101,298 $59,938,027
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd. 414,302 $59,676,060
ARES Ares Management Corp. Class A 334,242 $59,170,861
Name

of issuer

Title of issuer Coupon/Yield Category of investment Cusip/Other id Effective maturity date Final maturity date Principal amount Amortized cost
69608A108
443573100
632307104
922475108
852234103
03831W108
573874104
609839105
G3730V105
03990B101
Ticker Description Shares
PLTR
HUBS
NTRA
VEEV
SQ
APP
MRVL
MPWR
FTAI
ARES
Ticker Holdings Shares Market value
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 1,235,881 $93,469,680
HUBS HubSpot Inc. 114,079 $79,486,825
NTRA Natera Inc. 496,513 $78,598,008
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc. Class A 355,671 $74,779,828
SQ Square Inc. 869,446 $73,894,216
APP AppLovin Corp. Class A 205,845 $66,658,786
MRVL Marvell Technology Inc. 556,485 $61,463,768
MPWR Monolithic Power Systems Inc. 101,298 $59,938,027
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd. 414,302 $59,676,060
ARES Ares Management Corp. Class A 334,242 $59,170,861
Name

of issuer

Title of issuer Coupon/Yield Category of investment Cusip/Other id Effective maturity date Final maturity date Principal amount Amortized cost
69608A108
443573100
632307104
922475108
852234103
03831W108
573874104
609839105
G3730V105
03990B101
Ticker Description Shares
PLTR
HUBS
NTRA
VEEV
SQ
APP
MRVL
MPWR
FTAI
ARES

Distributions

Realized/Unrealized gains

as of 02/28/2025

Realized gain

$0.99

% of NAV

increased3.73%

Unrealized gains of NAV

$5.62

% of NAV

increased21.14%

Fiscal year end

10/31/2025

Distribution schedule

Annually

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Dividend income and capital gains
Type$/Share Payable date Record date Reinvest date Reinvest price
Dividend$0.48540012/19/202412/17/202412/18/2024$27.02
Dividend$0.09090012/20/202312/18/202312/19/2023$23.12

Fund management

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation using a multimanager approach that provides exposure to a broad universe of mid-cap growth stocks. The fund’s investment advisors use fundamental, bottom-up stock selection to analyze and identify companies that they believe have outstanding management and catalysts for growth, such as new products, market-share gains, and improving cost structure. The advisors look for strong revenue or earnings growth and proven and sustainable competitive advantages. Each advisor independently manages its portion of fund assets, using its own research and investment methods.

 

Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC
Frontier Capital employs a fundamental, bottom-up, and research-intensive investment approach to select mid-cap growth stocks. Frontier Capital seeks companies with above-average mid-cap growth prospects and competitive advantages that will allow them to earn superior rates of return on capital over a business cycle. The approach attempts to balance growth prospects with reasonable valuation and is long-term in nature; investment time frames are typically three–five years.


Founded in 1980, Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC, of Boston, Massachusetts, is known for a fundamental, research-intensive approach focused on small- and mid-sized companies. The firm has advised Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund since 2018.
Christopher J. Scarpa
Vice President, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2018. Worked in investment management since 1998. B.A., Tufts University. M.B.A, Harvard Business School.
Ravi Dabas
Vice President, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2019. Worked in investment management since 2007. B.E., Delhi College of Engineering. M.S., University of Houston. M.B.A., The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Wellington Management Company LLP
Wellington Management uses traditional methods of stock selection—fundamental research and analysis—to identify companies that it believes have above-average growth prospects. Wellington Management believes there is a short-term bias in equity markets that rewards near-term cyclical growth and creates opportunity for long-term growth. The team focuses on sustainable earnings power and develops bottom-up valuations based on return on investment capital forecasts, price-to-sales, and quantitative risk factors. Wellington Management seeks to control risk by emphasizing larger positions in established growth stocks and holding smaller positions in emerging names.


Founded in 1928, Wellington Management Company LLP, Boston, Massachusetts, is among the nation’s oldest and most respected institutional investment managers. The firm has advised Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund since 2018.

Investment Manager Biography

Timothy N. Manning
Senior Managing Director, Portfolio manager.
Advised the fund since 2018. Worked in investment management since 1996. B.S., Boston University.

Performance & fees

1
Measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price/book ratios and higher predicted and historical growth rates.
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 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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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. The fund’s 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.
  • Investment style risk: The chance that returns from mid-capitalization growth stocks will trail returns from the overall stock market. Historically, mid-cap stocks have been more volatile in price than the large-cap stocks that dominate the overall market, and they often perform quite differently. Mid-cap stocks tend to have greater volatility than large-cap stocks because, among other things, medium-size companies are more sensitive to changing economic conditions.
  • Manager risk: The chance that poor security selection will cause the fund to underperform relevant benchmarks or other funds with a similar investment objective.