Vanguard U.S. Growth Portfolio

Scorecard
3 / 5 Stars
Lipper
4 4 4 5 3
Zacks Investment Research
5 (Strong Sell)
Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
C+ (Hold)

#176 in Large Growth

U.S. News evaluated 473 Large Growth Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Performance

The fund has returned 10.87 percent over the past year, 11.72 percent over the past three years, 5.45 percent over the past five years, and 6.71 percent over the past decade.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 10.2%
1 Year 10.9%
3 Years (Annualized) 11.7%
5 Years (Annualized) 5.4%
10 Years (Annualized) 6.7%

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Summary

The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests mainly in large-capitalization stocks of U.S. companies considered to have above-average earnings growth potential and reasonable stock prices in comparison with expected earnings. At least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in stocks of U.S. companies. It uses multiple investment advisors.

Fees

Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
Vanguard U.S. Growth Portfolio has an expense ratio of 0.45 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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