Key Stats

Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio
1.31% 632.93M 0.76% 209.0%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized All Time Total Returns (Daily) Max Drawdown (All)
205.30M 6.22% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation while limiting exposure to general stock market risk. The fund follows a market neutral strategy, which the managers define as a strategy designed to produce a portfolio that is neutral with respect to general stock market risk (sometimes referred to as beta neutrality). Beta is a measure of a portfolio's volatility relative to the volatility of the general stock market. The fund, as a whole, does not seek to adhere to any other definition of market neutrality.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol VMNIX
Equity Style Small Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Category Name Equity Market Neutral
Category Index Morningstar Mod Con Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Market Neutral
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth and Income
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Prospectus Benchmark Index
FTSE Treasury Bill 3 Mon USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Cesar Orosco 2.01 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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1M
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6M
YTD
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5Y
10Y
 
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1 Month
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1 Year
% Rank: 19
205.30M
-155.60M Category Low
684.88M Category High
3 Months
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3 Years
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As of February 28, 2023

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 17, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
2.62%
-4.89%
0.59%
-9.57%
-11.57%
23.24%
13.48%
-1.37%
7.86%
23.97%
-9.41%
26.60%
16.25%
18.54%
-18.36%
2.09%
-0.82%
4.96%
3.92%
-0.97%
-4.59%
10.96%
10.25%
-3.85%
7.94%
-0.75%
-1.83%
-1.11%
-9.72%
-1.03%
12.80%
-4.39%
-0.08%
-3.76%
1.29%
3.80%
7.27%
9.34%
-1.92%
-3.37%
-6.85%
12.85%
2.20%
-0.84%
0.29%
3.34%
1.80%
2.36%
As of March 17, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
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Dividend Yield TTM (3-17-23) 0.76%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-14-23) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield --
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 7.733
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
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As of January 31, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of January 31, 2023

Asset Allocation

As of January 31, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 99.75% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.25% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
United Rentals Inc 0.97% 378.37 2.24%
Atkore Inc 0.93% 135.19 3.43%
GMS Inc 0.92% 53.60 1.45%
Albemarle Corp 0.90% 213.20 2.26%
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc 0.89% 133.99 1.33%
CNO Financial Group Inc 0.88% 21.59 2.91%
Splunk Inc 0.87% 89.76 0.69%
CommScope Holding Co Inc 0.86% 6.08 0.66%
Capri Holdings Ltd 0.86% 42.84 1.01%
Axcelis Technologies Inc 0.86% 131.40 2.48%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee Upgrade
Administration Fee --
Performance Fee --
Switching Fee --
Transaction Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for Retirement Plan No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Open to Existing Investors Yes
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation while limiting exposure to general stock market risk. The fund follows a market neutral strategy, which the managers define as a strategy designed to produce a portfolio that is neutral with respect to general stock market risk (sometimes referred to as beta neutrality). Beta is a measure of a portfolio's volatility relative to the volatility of the general stock market. The fund, as a whole, does not seek to adhere to any other definition of market neutrality.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol VMNIX
Equity Style Small Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Category Name Equity Market Neutral
Category Index Morningstar Mod Con Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Market Neutral
YCharts Categorization Other
YCharts Benchmark S&P 500 Total Return (^SPXTR)
Prospectus Objective Growth and Income
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Prospectus Benchmark Index
FTSE Treasury Bill 3 Mon USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Cesar Orosco 2.01 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-17-23) 0.76%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-14-23) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
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Weighted Average PE Ratio 7.733
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
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Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
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As of January 31, 2023

Growth Estimates

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As of January 31, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 11/11/1998
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 2/6/2023
Share Classes
VMNIX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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