The best Vanguard Mid Cap Funds is in the ETF category. This is the Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE). The YTD return of this fund as of August 10, 2010 is 6.57%. It also has a one year return of 31.03%. The volatility measures of this fund are a beta at 1.00 and an R [...]
The best Vanguard Growth Funds are dependent on how you look at them. The one with the best YTD return is the Vanguard Growth & Income (VQNPX). It has a YTD return of 2.53% and that’s it. The one month is better at 10.05%, and the 1 year is at 15.75 as of August 2, [...]
The Best Vanguard Small Cap Funds is just a selection of 8 different funds. 7 of them are mutual funds and 1 is an ETF. The list includes Explorer Value (VEVFX), Small Cap Value Index (VISVX), Small Cap Index (NAESX), Strategic Small-Cap Equity (VSTCX), Tax-Managed Small –Cap (VTMSX), Explorer (VEXPX), Small-Cap Growth Index (VISGX) and [...]
The Best Vanguard Large Cap Funds are a selection of growth, blend, and value.
The best Vanguard Large Cap Growth Fund for the past year is FTSE Social Index fund (VFTSX). For the past one year period, it brought back a return of 18.32 as of June 30, 2010. Its YTD return as of July 19, [...]
The 19 Vanguards New ETF Funds list bring their total number of ETFs to 65 now offered by Vanguard. These new ones were registered with the Securities Exchange Commission on June 24, 2010. The 16 new ones that will become available soon are listed below.
The Vanguard Consumer Discretionary VIPERs (VCR), Vanguard Consumer Staples VIPERs (VDC), [...]
To find the best Vanguard Mutual Funds for a one year performance, all you need to do is keep reading this column. All of the information listed can be found at the Vanguard site or Morningstar.
The top one year performer is the Vanguard REIT Index (VGSIX). This fund has had a one year return of [...]
The best Vanguard Income Funds could be made up of several different kinds of income funds but the overall performer is the Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund (VWINX). This fund has a balanced portfolio of 59.29% in bonds, 37.49% in dividend-paying stocks, with 3.22% in short-term reserves. This fund has a total of 56 stocks in [...]
The Vanguard Group is a new type of Investment Company. They are the first client owned investment management company. The purpose was to ensure investors their interest would come first. This was the thoughts of the founding and former chairman John C. Bogle who created this company in 1975.
This was also the first company to [...]
This Vanguard Life Strategy Income Fund review (VASIX) takes a look at this fund’s objectives, risks, and performance over recent history of the fund. This is one of the Vanguard Funds that has all of its holdings in other Vanguard mutual funds. This one takes a conservative approach to investment for those in the later [...]
This Vanguard Explorer Fund review (VEXPX) is an honest look at this fund from an outsider’s perspective. This fund seeks investments in small companies with long term capital appreciation. Both fundamental and quantitative analysis is used when determining which companies should be invested in. The growth potential, along with the judgment of the fund’s manager, [...]
