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Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VSGAX) belongs to the Small Cap Growth Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VSGAX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VSGAX

VSGAX charges 0.07% annually. There are 2 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.05%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VSGAX

VSGAX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 43. There are 89 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 93.


Top Performing VSGAX Alternatives (YTD)

VSGAX is at 15.11% YTD. There are 103 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 60.02%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VSGAX

VSGAX has 20.70% 1-year volatility. There are 65 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 14.53%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VSGAX

VSGAX has a 1-year max drawdown of -11.37%. There are 31 mutual funds in the Small Cap Growth Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.08%.


Other Mutual Funds from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard mutual funds shown here include VTSAX, VFIAX, VTIAX and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $2T.


Often Compared With VSGAX

Investors most often compare VSGAX with VSMAX, VSIAX, VOO. These 20 comparison targets span 9 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Admiral SharesSmall Cap Blend Equities
72
16.89%
188.20BNov 2000VSGAX vs VSMAX
Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund Admiral SharesSmall Cap Value Equities
83
18.09%
67.80BSep 2011VSGAX vs VSIAX
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFS&P 500
72
13.74%
1.70TSep 2010VSGAX vs VOO
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Admiral SharesMid Cap Blend Equities
49
13.52%
224.00BNov 2001VSGAX vs VIMAX
Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity FundSmall Cap Blend Equities
94
23.51%
3.10BApr 2006VSGAX vs VSTCX
Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETFSmall Cap Value Equities
80
19.84%
67.80BJan 2004VSGAX vs VBR
T. Rowe Price Equity Income FundDividend, Large Cap Value Equities
95
18.75%
Oct 1985VSGAX vs PRFDX
Hartford US Value ETFLarge Cap Value Equities
93
19.80%
49.18MDec 2023VSGAX vs VMAX
Virtus KAR Small-Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
1
0.52%
Jun 2006VSGAX vs PXSGX
ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Health Care ETFS&P 500
65
14.38%
39.29MSep 2015VSGAX vs SPXV
Federated Hermes MDT Large Cap Growth FundLarge Cap Growth Equities
17
4.82%
Sep 2005VSGAX vs QILGX
AB Small Cap Growth PortfolioSmall Cap Growth Equities
29
15.83%
Feb 1969VSGAX vs QUASX
Buffalo Large Cap FundLarge Cap Growth Equities
27
8.52%
May 1995VSGAX vs BUFEX
Vanguard Small Cap Index FundSmall Cap Blend Equities
70
16.80%
Oct 1960VSGAX vs NAESX
Franklin Small Cap Growth FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
59
13.47%
May 2000VSGAX vs FSSAX
State Street Global All Cap Equity ex-U.S. Index F...Global Equities
75
13.85%
Sep 2014VSGAX vs SSGLX
Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund Class KLarge Cap Value Equities
76
18.08%
May 2008VSGAX vs FDGKX
T. Rowe Price Integrated US Small-Cap Growth Equit...Small Cap Growth Equities
48
17.26%
Apr 2016VSGAX vs TQAIX
Federated Hermes Kaufmann Small Cap FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
22
11.80%
Dec 2002VSGAX vs FKASX
Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy FundSmall Cap Growth Equities
55
17.91%
Mar 1998VSGAX vs ALFAX

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Diversifiers

Pair VSGAX with funds that move differently

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares alternatives help with substitution. Diversifiers are the next step when you want funds with lower historical correlation to VSGAX.

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