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Vanguard Market Neutral Fund Institutional (VMNIX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '250.00%1.46%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.34% 386.58M -- 104.0%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to increase the value of your investment through bull markets and bear markets using strategies that are designed to limit exposure to general equity market risk. The Fund's strategy is designed to maintain approximately equal dollar amounts invested in long and short positions on a continual basis.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Equity Market Neutral
Peer Group Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds
Global Macro Alternative Equity
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
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60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 48
-47.88M Peer Group Low
87.69M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 82
-109.53M
-372.34M Peer Group Low
1.274B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 79
-126.76M Peer Group Low
376.65M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 73
-2.957B Peer Group Low
1.754B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 79
-312.97M Peer Group Low
584.38M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 86
-2.549B Peer Group Low
3.839B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 90
-343.24M Peer Group Low
1.208B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 70
-5.188B Peer Group Low
8.978B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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YTD
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15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
0.65%
-9.48%
-11.58%
23.39%
13.47%
12.33%
5.83%
4.14%
-9.41%
26.60%
16.25%
18.54%
-18.36%
22.20%
17.49%
19.34%
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11.23%
0.75%
4.13%
-3.82%
2.10%
8.70%
3.10%
1.35%
-2.15%
5.40%
6.43%
7.14%
3.31%
2.81%
4.83%
3.40%
-2.56%
9.85%
1.20%
3.72%
-2.38%
-0.39%
-16.47%
19.25%
6.59%
10.06%
17.70%
4.28%
As of October 08, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (10-6-25) 5.51%
30-Day SEC Yield (8-31-25) 3.69%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 502

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 10/19/1998
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 4/29/2025
Share Classes
VMNFX Inv
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Asset Allocation

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As of June 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 98.11%
Stock 0.43%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 1.45%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
USD Cash
98.11% -- --
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
1.45% -- --
Enova International, Inc. 0.95% 108.27 -0.27%
Virtu Financial, Inc. 0.90% 32.86 1.48%
NMI Holdings, Inc. 0.89% 35.99 -0.14%
Pitney Bowes, Inc. 0.89% 11.14 1.23%
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 0.89% 200.39 -2.17%
Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.88% 32.06 -1.10%
MGIC Investment Corp. 0.88% 26.98 -0.22%
RingCentral, Inc. 0.88% 27.08 -0.22%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.12%
Administration Fee 27.00K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 5.00M None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 1.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to increase the value of your investment through bull markets and bear markets using strategies that are designed to limit exposure to general equity market risk. The Fund's strategy is designed to maintain approximately equal dollar amounts invested in long and short positions on a continual basis.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Equity Market Neutral
Peer Group Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds
Global Macro Alternative Equity
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (10-6-25) 5.51%
30-Day SEC Yield (8-31-25) 3.69%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 502

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 10/19/1998
Last Annual Report Date 12/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 4/29/2025
Share Classes
VMNFX Inv
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:VMNIX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:VMNIX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:VMNIX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:VMNIX", "prospectus_objective")
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