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Why Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund Investor (VSTCX) Worth Another Look?

Zacks Equity Research
Updated

Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund Investor (VSTCX) seeks appreciation of capital for the long run. VSTCX invests heavily in securities of domestic small-cap companies, which are expected to have above industry valuations and strong growth potentials.

This Small Blend product has a history of positive total returns for over 10 years. Specifically, the fund’s returns over the 3, 5 year benchmarks; 3 year 10.1% and 5 year 15.7%. To see how this fund performed compared in its category, and other #1 and #2 Ranked Mutual Funds, please click here .

VSTCX’s performance, as of the last filing, when compared to funds in its category was in the top 42% over the past 1 year, and in the top 4% over the past 3 years and in the top 1% over the past 5 years.

The Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Fund Investor, as of the last filing, allocates their fund in three major group; Small Growth, Small Value and Foreign Stock. Further, as of the last filing, Wellcare Health Plans Inc, Assured Guaranty and Synovus Financial Corp were the top holdings for VSTCX.

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This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) was incepted in April 2006 and is managed by Vanguard Group . VSTCX carries an expense ratio of 0.29% and requires a minimal initial investment of $3,000.

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