Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Inv

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VSTCX - Snapshot

Vitals

YTD Return 2.0%
3 Yr Annualized Return -1.7%
5 Yr Annualized Return 3.7%
Net Assets $1.01 B
Holdings in Top 10 9.0%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$33.83

$18.36

$34.00

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

Expense Ratio 0.26%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

Turnover 67.00%

TRADING FEES

Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable) $3,000
IRA N/A

Fund Classification

Primary Theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity
Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
Investment Style Small Blend

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund

VB | ETF

$184.78

+1.55%

$91.06 B

0.92%

$1.68

11.10%

Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund

Fund

$88.49

+1.53%

$91.06 B

$0.00

11.52%

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

IJR | ETF

$87.93

+2.45%

$41.70 B

1.38%

$1.19

4.04%

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

IWM | ETF

$184.22

+1.88%

$40.71 B

1.13%

$2.05

10.82%

DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio

Fund

$36.84

+2.36%

$13.21 B

0.90%

$0.32

5.17%

VSTCX - Profile

Distributions

YTD Total Return 2.0%
3 Yr Annualized Total Return -1.7%
5 Yr Annualized Total Return 3.7%
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
Net Income Ratio 1.22%

DIVIDENDS

Dividend Yield 0.0%
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

Legal Name

Vanguard Strategic Small Cap Equity Fund
Fund Family Name

Vanguard
Inception Date

Apr 24, 2006
Shares Outstanding

N/A
Share Class

Inv
Currency

USD
Domiciled Country

United States
Manager

James Stetler

VSTCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	VSTCX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	2.0%	-54.6%	109.8%	66.37%
1 Yr	-7.0%	-62.6%	18.9%	56.55%
3 Yr	-1.7%*	-24.8%	9.5%	69.92%
5 Yr	3.7%*	-10.7%	12.3%	76.52%
10 Yr	9.3%*	-0.7%	12.2%	32.28%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	VSTCX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	17.3%	-54.6%	48.3%	73.32%
2018	-21.0%	-67.3%	0.0%	53.15%
2017	3.3%	-62.9%	36.3%	60.21%
2016	19.0%	-3.5%	34.1%	40.00%
2015	-5.3%	-36.2%	0.4%	17.51%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	VSTCX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	2.0%	-54.6%	109.8%	66.67%
1 Yr	-7.0%	-64.4%	18.9%	52.88%
3 Yr	-1.7%*	-25.6%	9.5%	67.17%
5 Yr	3.7%*	-11.1%	12.3%	73.76%
10 Yr	9.3%*	-0.7%	12.2%	30.16%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	VSTCX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	17.3%	-54.6%	48.3%	73.32%
2018	-21.0%	-67.1%	0.0%	70.50%
2017	3.3%	-17.6%	52.6%	86.79%
2016	19.0%	-3.5%	34.1%	58.43%
2015	-5.3%	-36.2%	5.3%	49.02%

NAV & Total Return History

VSTCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

	VSTCX	Category Low	Category High	VSTCX % Rank
Net Assets	1.01 B	150 K	91.1 B	21.63%
Number of Holdings	508	1	2521	23.42%
Net Assets in Top 10	93.8 M	47.5 K	3.41 B	37.50%
Weighting of Top 10	8.95%	2.6%	100.0%	76.72%

Top 10 Holdings

Vanguard Market Liquidity Inv 2.02%
Generac Holdings Inc 0.88%
Synnex Corp 0.87%
Meritage Homes Corp 0.82%
CACI International Inc Class A 0.80%
LPL Financial Holdings Inc 0.79%
Manhattan Associates Inc 0.78%
Primerica Inc 0.78%
Five9 Inc 0.77%
Frontdoor Inc 0.77%

Asset Allocation

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	VSTCX % Rank
Stocks	97.91%	0.38%	103.77%	59.91%
Cash	2.09%	-107.25%	51.09%	39.37%
Preferred Stocks	0.00%	0.00%	9.83%	52.30%
Other	0.00%	-0.49%	61.23%	52.44%
Convertible Bonds	0.00%	0.00%	8.73%	50.29%
Bonds	0.00%	0.00%	63.85%	53.02%

Stock Sector Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	VSTCX % Rank
Industrials	17.09%	3.43%	45.50%	58.55%
Technology	16.83%	0.00%	43.25%	24.64%
Healthcare	16.67%	0.00%	53.90%	46.96%
Financial Services	13.70%	0.00%	39.58%	64.78%
Consumer Cyclical	11.44%	1.14%	34.13%	68.41%
Real Estate	7.87%	0.00%	26.04%	28.12%
Consumer Defense	4.68%	0.00%	15.18%	46.52%
Basic Materials	3.97%	0.00%	18.52%	53.04%
Communication Services	2.73%	0.00%	21.56%	35.36%
Utilities	2.66%	0.00%	22.99%	43.04%
Energy	2.36%	0.00%	21.41%	27.10%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	VSTCX % Rank
US	97.00%	0.38%	102.17%	48.56%
Non US	0.91%	0.00%	31.89%	61.64%

VSTCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

	VSTCX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio	0.26%	0.01%	11.80%	93.29%
Management Fee	0.24%	0.00%	2.18%	11.35%
12b-1 Fee	N/A	0.00%	1.00%	N/A
Administrative Fee	N/A	0.01%	0.47%	N/A

Sales Fees

	VSTCX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Front Load	N/A	2.50%	5.75%	N/A
Deferred Load	N/A	1.00%	5.00%	N/A

Trading Fees

	VSTCX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee	N/A	1.00%	2.00%	N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

	VSTCX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Turnover	67.00%	0.02%	454.00%	69.47%

VSTCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

	VSTCX	Category Low	Category High	VSTCX % Rank
Dividend Yield	0.00%	0.00%	41.18%	53.58%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

	VSTCX	Category Low	Category High	Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency	Annually	Annually	Annually	Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

	VSTCX	Category Low	Category High	VSTCX % Rank
Net Income Ratio	1.22%	-2.00%	2.80%	13.22%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

	VSTCX	Category Low	Category High	Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency	Annually	Annually	Annually	Annually

Dividend Payout History

Date	Amount
Dec 19, 2018	$0.378
Dec 19, 2017	$0.394
Dec 27, 2016	$0.467
Dec 28, 2015	$0.340
Dec 18, 2014	$0.246
Dec 27, 2013	$0.232
Dec 18, 2012	$0.360
Dec 19, 2011	$0.196
Dec 17, 2010	$0.140
Dec 16, 2009	$0.160
Dec 29, 2008	$0.168
Dec 27, 2006	$0.150

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VSTCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

James Stetler

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 24, 2006

14.53

14.5%

James P. Stetler, Principal of Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 1982, has worked in investment management since 1996, has managed investment portfolios since 2003, and has co-managed the Fund since 2012. Education: B.S., Susquehanna University; M.B.A., Saint Joseph’s University.

Binbin Guo

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 28, 2016

4.76

4.8%

Binbin Guo, Ph.D., Principal of Vanguard and head of the Alpha Equity Investment team within Vanguard’s Quantitative Equity Group. He oversees the active quantitative equity funds and separately managed equity accounts. He has been with Vanguard since 2007 and has co-managed a portion of the Fund since 2016. Education: B.S. and M.S., Tsinghua University, China; Ph.D. and M.Phil., Yale University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low	Category High	Category Average	Category Mode
0.01	48.03	6.4	1.0

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Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Inv

VSTCX - Snapshot

Vitals

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

SALES FEES

BROKERAGE FEES

TRADING FEES

Min Investment

Fund Classification

VSTCX - Profile

Distributions

Fund Details

VSTCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Return Ranking - Calendar

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

NAV & Total Return History

VSTCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

Top 10 Holdings

Asset Allocation

Stock Sector Breakdown

Stock Geographic Breakdown

VSTCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

Sales Fees

Trading Fees

Related Fees

VSTCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

Dividend Distribution Analysis

Net Income Ratio Analysis

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

Dividend Payout History

VSTCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

James Stetler

Binbin Guo

Tenure Analysis

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