Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund (VISGX)
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP US Small Cap Growth Index, a broadly diversified index of growth stocks of small U.S. companies. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
Fund Info
US9229088276
922908827
May 21, 1998
$3,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
VISGX has an expense ratio of 0.19%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund (VISGX) returned -5.44% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.58% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VISGX returned 7.60% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
VISGX
-5.44%
6.12%
-11.62%
6.58%
7.23%
6.85%
7.60%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of VISGX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.22% | -6.29% | -7.80% | -1.40% | 6.50% | -5.44% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.87% | 8.06% | 2.86% | -7.22% | 3.54% | 0.02% | 4.51% | -0.03% | 2.45% | -0.27% | 12.88% | -6.92% | 16.36% |
| 2023 | 11.71% | -2.29% | -0.90% | -1.38% | -0.03% | 7.69% | 4.27% | -4.14% | -6.59% | -7.09% | 9.79% | 10.86% | 21.27% |
| 2022 | -12.64% | -0.45% | 1.20% | -10.97% | -2.88% | -8.01% | 11.71% | -2.44% | -9.00% | 7.04% | 2.71% | -6.33% | -28.50% |
| 2021 | 2.29% | 3.12% | -2.80% | 3.85% | -2.76% | 4.76% | -1.18% | 1.83% | -3.80% | 5.38% | -6.10% | 1.63% | 5.58% |
| 2020 | -0.38% | -6.86% | -18.37% | 16.46% | 10.76% | 3.02% | 5.73% | 3.47% | -1.53% | 0.86% | 14.11% | 8.27% | 35.11% |
| 2019 | 12.56% | 5.83% | 0.28% | 3.24% | -6.34% | 7.35% | 1.79% | -2.40% | -1.55% | 1.48% | 6.16% | 1.48% | 32.60% |
| 2018 | 3.89% | -3.21% | 1.50% | 0.24% | 5.80% | 1.19% | 0.99% | 7.01% | -1.34% | -11.36% | 1.91% | -10.70% | -5.81% |
| 2017 | 2.73% | 2.76% | 0.42% | 1.36% | 0.32% | 2.03% | 1.27% | -0.36% | 3.78% | 2.38% | 3.00% | 0.27% | 21.78% |
| 2016 | -9.07% | 0.10% | 7.73% | 1.28% | 2.54% | 0.46% | 5.57% | 0.49% | 0.53% | -5.42% | 6.53% | 0.62% | 10.60% |
| 2015 | -0.85% | 5.95% | 1.17% | -2.21% | 2.77% | -0.24% | 0.53% | -7.01% | -5.54% | 4.62% | 2.39% | -3.41% | -2.64% |
| 2014 | -1.16% | 5.12% | -2.23% | -3.75% | 0.68% | 5.79% | -5.20% | 4.77% | -4.92% | 3.93% | 0.88% | 0.74% | 3.88% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of VISGX is 22, meaning it’s performing worse than 78% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund (VISGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund provided a 0.44% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.33 | $0.33 | $0.39 | $0.26 | $0.19 | $0.26 | $0.27 | $0.28 | $0.32 | $0.36 | $0.29 | $0.30 |
Dividend yield | 0.44% | 0.42% | 0.57% | 0.46% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.65% | 0.71% | 0.97% | 0.84% | 0.85% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.33 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.39 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.26 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.19 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.26 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.27 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.28 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.32 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.36 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.29 |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.30 |
Drawdowns
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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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund. 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 Small Cap Growth Index Fund was 58.74%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 444 trading sessions.
The current Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Fund drawdown is 12.81%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -58.74% | Oct 11, 2007 | 353 | Mar 9, 2009 | 444 | Dec 9, 2010 | 797 |
| -40.26% | Mar 6, 2000 | 649 | Oct 9, 2002 | 310 | Jan 5, 2004 | 959 |
| -38.71% | Feb 21, 2020 | 19 | Mar 18, 2020 | 92 | Jul 29, 2020 | 111 |
| -38.41% | Nov 9, 2021 | 152 | Jun 16, 2022 | 614 | Nov 25, 2024 | 766 |
| -35.88% | Jul 17, 1998 | 60 | Oct 8, 1998 | 287 | Nov 15, 1999 | 347 |
Volatility
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