INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Equity investments overview

  • Equity overview
  • Active equity
  • Index equity
    Vanguard offers a wide range of high-quality, low-cost equity investments, spanning both active and index across a variety of market capitalizations and styles. Within index equity and quantitative active strategies, we manage fund assets in-house through our tenured investment teams and sophisticated approach. In other cases, we entrust Vanguard fund assets to carefully selected external managers aligned with our investment philosophy. In every case, our focus remains on long-term performance that helps investors achieve their goals.

    Equity investing at Vanguard is all about identifying smart, enduring strategies with a keen focus on low costs and long-term performance. And our process is engineered to ensure that our managers—index and active—do just that. Greg Davis President and Chief Investment Officer

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    Meet your equity needs with confidence. Vanguard holds its equity managers to exacting standards for strategic clarity, a disciplined approach to portfolio management, and a focus on long-term results.
    VSMPX
    Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares
    EXPENSE RATIO
    0.02%
    as of April 29, 2025
    VPMAX
    Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares
    EXPENSE RATIO
    0.27%
    as of January 28, 2026
    VSEQX
    Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund
    EXPENSE RATIO
    0.17%
    as of January 28, 2026
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    Active equity
    Designed to endure, our active equity funds are managed by a talented in-house manager and proven external advisors. These experts research and apply fundamental and quantitative proprietary strategies with the goal of delivering for investors.
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    Index equity
    Vanguard has led the industry in capturing market returns through low-cost index funds for more than 50 years. From launching the first index fund in 1976 to managing index investments of all types in today’s global markets, we continue to find new ways to create value for our investors.
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    Notes

    For more information about Vanguard funds, visit vanguard.com to obtain a prospectus or, if available, a summary prospectus. Investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information are contained in the prospectus; read and consider it carefully before investing.

    All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest. Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss.