Vanguard Small Cap Funds Summary Page

for period ending May 31, 2025

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Maximum Drawdown vs. Annual Return
Vanguard Funds: Small Cap S&P 500 (SPY) U.S. Bonds (BND) Balanced (60% Equity / 40% Bonds)
  Total Return, annualized % Max DrawDown
Vanguard Fund Name ID Peer Group 1 month YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year 15 year 20 year 15 year 20 year
U.S. Total Bond Market BND Benchmark -0.7% 2.1% 5.0% * * * * * * *
S&P 500 SPY Benchmark 6.3% 0.9% 13.2% * * * * * * *
Strategic 60-40 Portfolio s.6040 Benchmark 3.5% 1.3% 10.0% * * * * * * *
Small-Cap ETF VB U.S. Equity 5.6% -4.7% 3.2% * * * * * * *
Small-Cap Growth ETF VBK U.S. Equity 6.4% -5.7% 5.5% * * * * * * *
Small-Cap Value ETF VBR U.S. Equity 5.0% -4.0% 3.6% * * * * * * *
S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF VIOG U.S. Equity 6.2% -5.0% -0.3% * * * * * * *
S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF VIOO U.S. Equity 5.4% -8.2% -0.8% * * * * * * *
S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF VIOV U.S. Equity 4.2% -11.5% -4.7% * * * * * * *
FTSE All-World ex-US Sm-Cap VSS Global Equity 6.0% 11.5% 9.3% * * * * * * *
Russell 2000 Growth ETF VTWG U.S. Equity 6.7% -6.0% 3.2% * * * * * * *
Russell 2000 ETF VTWO U.S. Equity 5.4% -6.8% 2.6% * * * * * * *
Russell 2000 Value ETF VTWV U.S. Equity 4.4% -7.6% -1.0% * * * * * * *
Explorer Value VEVFX U.S. Equity 6.0% -7.5% -1.5% * * * * * * *
Explorer Inv VEXPX U.S. Equity 5.6% -5.7% 5.4% * * * * * * *
Intl Explorer VINEX Global Equity 6.8% 15.2% 11.6% * * * * * * *
Small-Cap Growth Indx Adm VSGAX U.S. Equity 6.4% -5.5% 3.6% * * * * * * *
Small-Cap Value Indx Adm VSIAX U.S. Equity 4.9% -4.0% 3.6% * * * * * * *
Small-Cap Indx Adm VSMAX U.S. Equity 5.5% -8.4% -0.3% * * * * * * *
Strategic Small-Cap Equity VSTCX U.S. Equity 7.0% -5.4% 3.2% * * * * * * *
Tax-Managed Small-Cap Adm VTMSX U.S. Equity 5.2% -7.7% 0.6% * * * * * * *