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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US9229088193

CUSIP

922908819

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

May 24, 2000

Region

North America (U.S.)

Min. Investment

$5,000,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

VSGIX has an expense ratio of 0.06%, which is considered low.


Expense ratio chart for VSGIX: current value is 0.06%, compared with the broader market range of 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%
VSGIX: 0.06%

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


200.00%300.00%400.00%500.00%600.00%700.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
608.61%
285.29%
VSGIX (Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares (VSGIX) returned -8.43% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.75% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VSGIX returned 7.75% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.61%.


VSGIX

YTD

-8.43%

1M

6.63%

6M

-4.29%

1Y

3.75%

5Y*

9.05%

10Y*

7.75%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.31%

1M

5.38%

6M

-0.74%

1Y

10.90%

5Y*

14.93%

10Y*

10.61%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VSGIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.24%-6.29%-7.79%-1.38%3.09%-8.43%
2024-2.87%8.06%2.88%-7.21%3.55%0.03%4.53%-0.01%2.45%-0.25%12.90%-6.92%16.50%
202311.71%-2.27%-0.90%-1.36%-0.02%7.70%4.28%-4.14%-6.58%-7.06%9.80%10.88%21.43%
2022-12.62%-0.43%1.22%-10.96%-2.88%-8.00%11.73%-2.44%-9.00%7.05%2.72%-6.30%-28.39%
20212.30%3.13%-2.79%3.86%-2.76%4.77%-1.16%1.85%-3.80%5.38%-6.08%1.62%5.70%
2020-0.36%-6.85%-18.35%16.46%10.79%3.02%5.76%3.46%-1.51%0.88%14.10%8.28%35.29%
201912.59%5.84%0.30%3.24%-6.32%7.34%1.81%-2.40%-1.54%1.50%6.17%1.48%32.77%
20183.91%-3.21%1.50%0.26%5.81%1.20%0.99%7.02%-1.34%-11.33%1.90%-10.70%-5.70%
20172.75%2.75%0.43%1.39%0.32%2.03%1.29%-0.36%3.81%2.37%3.02%0.28%21.94%
2016-9.06%0.10%7.75%1.28%2.56%0.46%5.56%0.52%0.54%-5.41%6.55%0.63%10.73%
2015-0.85%5.97%1.15%-2.18%2.80%-0.26%0.58%-7.03%-5.55%4.64%2.39%-3.37%-2.52%
2014-1.16%5.14%-2.25%-3.72%0.68%5.81%-5.19%4.79%-4.91%3.95%0.91%0.75%4.04%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VSGIX is 32, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VSGIX is 3232
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VSGIX is 3030
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VSGIX is 3434
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VSGIX is 3131
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VSGIX is 3434
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VSGIX is 3030
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares (VSGIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The chart of Sharpe ratio for VSGIX, currently valued at 0.26, compared to the broader market-2.00-1.000.001.002.003.00
VSGIX: 0.26
^GSPC: 0.67
The chart of Sortino ratio for VSGIX, currently valued at 0.54, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.00
VSGIX: 0.54
^GSPC: 1.05
The chart of Omega ratio for VSGIX, currently valued at 1.07, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.00
VSGIX: 1.07
^GSPC: 1.16
The chart of Calmar ratio for VSGIX, currently valued at 0.24, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.00
VSGIX: 0.24
^GSPC: 0.68
The chart of Martin ratio for VSGIX, currently valued at 0.76, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.00
VSGIX: 0.76
^GSPC: 2.70

The current Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares Sharpe ratio is 0.26. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-1.000.001.002.003.00December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
0.26
0.67
VSGIX (Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares provided a 0.60% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.43 per share.


0.40%0.60%0.80%1.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.43$0.43$0.47$0.32$0.29$0.34$0.33$0.34$0.37$0.41$0.34$0.36

Dividend yield

0.60%0.55%0.69%0.56%0.37%0.45%0.58%0.80%0.82%1.09%0.98%1.02%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12
2024$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.43
2023$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.47
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.32
2021$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.29
2020$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.34
2019$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.33
2018$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.34
2017$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.37
2016$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.41
2015$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.34
2014$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.36

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-15.56%
-7.45%
VSGIX (Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional 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 Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares was 58.66%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 441 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares drawdown is 15.56%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-58.66%Oct 11, 2007353Mar 9, 2009441Dec 6, 2010794
-38.7%Feb 21, 202019Mar 18, 202092Jul 29, 2020111
-38.36%Nov 9, 2021152Jun 16, 2022614Nov 25, 2024766
-35.36%Sep 5, 2000523Oct 9, 2002236Sep 18, 2003759
-28.99%May 2, 2011108Oct 3, 2011234Sep 7, 2012342

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares volatility is 15.90%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%December2025FebruaryMarchAprilMay
15.90%
14.17%
VSGIX (Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares)
Benchmark (^GSPC)