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Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index Fund Inst (VSMSX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '250.00%-5.43%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.03% 4.709B 1.57% 26.00%
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 track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-capitalization stocks in the United States. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US Sm&Mid Cap
Peer Group Small-Cap Core Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Small-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Small-Cap Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
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6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
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60.00B
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20.00B
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 6
-4.090B Peer Group Low
421.21M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 79
-190.97M
-7.557B Peer Group Low
1.918B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 6
-1.625B Peer Group Low
683.24M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 73
-5.358B Peer Group Low
6.112B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 83
-4.760B Peer Group Low
783.67M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 6
-7.706B Peer Group Low
9.553B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 80
-11.17B Peer Group Low
1.622B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 3
-10.14B Peer Group Low
27.90B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

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

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-8.52%
22.74%
11.46%
26.74%
-16.18%
15.99%
8.63%
-1.64%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
12.45%
-9.30%
27.40%
19.13%
17.75%
-17.60%
18.49%
14.25%
1.52%
-8.59%
23.30%
11.10%
27.11%
-16.12%
16.15%
8.64%
-1.62%
-9.35%
28.07%
32.24%
12.48%
-26.45%
25.65%
16.94%
4.33%
-12.23%
22.81%
5.86%
28.11%
-9.31%
16.31%
12.41%
1.91%
As of November 21, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-19-25) 1.52%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 1.55%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 605
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 27.60
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.491
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 3.802
Weighted Median ROE 235.1%
Weighted Median ROA 4.08%
ROI (TTM) 7.01%
Return on Investment (TTM) 7.01%
Earning Yield 0.0539
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.402
Number of Equity Holdings 603
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 16.27%
EPS Growth (3Y) 6.05%
EPS Growth (5Y) 10.37%
Sales Growth (1Y) 8.95%
Sales Growth (3Y) 9.23%
Sales Growth (5Y) 9.87%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 9.65%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 8.17%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 11.53%
As of September 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash -0.04%
Stock 99.42%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.63%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Sandisk Corp. 1.88% 195.96 -20.33%
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. 0.78% 314.56 -5.87%
SPX Technologies, Inc. 0.75% 199.31 -2.93%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) 0.66% 7.48 -2.60%
InterDigital, Inc. 0.64% 327.37 -2.64%
BorgWarner, Inc. 0.63% 40.96 -4.99%
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
0.60% -- --
Hecla Mining Co. 0.58% 13.21 -6.38%
Dycom Industries, Inc. 0.57% 323.37 -0.59%
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. 0.56% 180.42 0.14%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.02%
Administration Fee 1.35M%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
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 track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of small-capitalization stocks in the United States. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class US Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity US Sm&Mid Cap
Peer Group Small-Cap Core Funds
Global Macro Equity North America
US Macro Small-Cap Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Small-Cap Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-19-25) 1.52%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 1.55%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 605
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 27.60
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.491
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 3.802
Weighted Median ROE 235.1%
Weighted Median ROA 4.08%
ROI (TTM) 7.01%
Return on Investment (TTM) 7.01%
Earning Yield 0.0539
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.402
Number of Equity Holdings 603
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 16.27%
EPS Growth (3Y) 6.05%
EPS Growth (5Y) 10.37%
Sales Growth (1Y) 8.95%
Sales Growth (3Y) 9.23%
Sales Growth (5Y) 9.87%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 9.65%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 8.17%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 11.53%
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/15/2010
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 2/3/2025
Attributes
Index Fund Yes
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:VSMSX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:VSMSX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:VSMSX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:VSMSX", "prospectus_objective")
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