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- Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares (VEXRX) is an actively managed open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the stocks of small- and mid-cap growth companies with superior growth potential. The fund allocates its portfolio across sectors including technology (approximately 20%), industrials (19%), healthcare (18%), consumer cyclical (13%), and financial services (11%), with top holdings such as Guidewire Software Inc., Viper Energy Inc., and Antero Resources Corp.; it maintains a market capitalization focus on small growth stocks, benchmarked against the Russell 2500 Growth Index, and employs multiple sub-advisors including Wellington Management, Chartwell Investment Partners, Granahan Investment Management, and others for diversified stock selection. With total net assets exceeding $20 billion, primarily in U.S. equities (96%), the fund offers daily pricing, a net expense ratio of 0.33%, and a minimum initial investment of $50,000 for Admiral Shares. Offered by The Vanguard Group, Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, the fund traces its origins to December 11, 1967, when the Vanguard Explorer Fund was established, with the Admiral Shares class launched on November 12, 2001. Vanguard, founded in 1974, operates globally with offices in the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, and Europe, serving individual and institutional investors through a range of mutual funds, ETFs, brokerage services, and retirement products. In recent developments, the fund has maintained its multi-manager structure amid Vanguard's ongoing oversight of sub-advisors, with no major advisor changes specific to VEXRX reported in the last two years, though related Explorer family funds like Explorer Value underwent transitions in 2024, including the addition of Wellington Management and increased allocation to Ariel Investments following the departure of Cardinal Capital Management. The fund continues to emphasize broad diversification to mitigate volatility, occasionally utilizing equity index futures for cash flow management and foreign currency exchange forward contracts for non-U.S. holdings, while adhering to regulatory limits on issuer concentrations. Performance as of late 2025 reflects resilience in small-growth segments, with a 10-year annualized return of approximately 9.57%.