Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares (VHCOX)

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Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares (VHCOX) is up 19.0% since the beginning of the year. VHCOX is currently trading at $112 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of VHCOX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,814.

Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares (VHCOX) has returned 18.97% so far this year and 44.41% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, VHCOX has achieved an annualized return of 16.65%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.53% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Sep 5, 1995, VHCOX's average daily return is +0.06%, while the average monthly return is +1.20%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 4.8 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Feb 2000 with a return of +22.3%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -18.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, VHCOX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +11.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.1%.

Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares has an annualized alpha of 4.64%, beta of 1.02, and R2 of 0.79 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since September 05, 1995.

• This fund captured 122.39% of S&P 500 Index gains and 101.65% of its losses - amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 4.64% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 1.02 and R2 of 0.79, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

VHCOX has an expense ratio of 0.43%, placing it in the medium range.

VHCOX ranks 86 for risk / return — in the top 86% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares provided a 8.08% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $9.04 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares was 54.76%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 676 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Investor Shares drawdown is 5.29%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.