VSGAX Mutual Fund — Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VSGAX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VSGAX is a low-cost Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.42%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.42%, its expense ratio is 0.07%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 83/100 (Safe). Total return is 412.8% over the past 15.1 years, 330.4 points behind SPY at 743.2%.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares is a mutual fund that tracks the CRSP U.S. Small Cap Growth Index by holding a diversified portfolio of growth stocks in small U.S. companies in approximately the same proportions as the index. The fund has a modest distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.07%. It appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking broad exposure to small-cap equities with a passive, low-cost approach.

VSGAX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 412.8% over the past 15.1 years, 330.4 points behind SPY at 743.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 8.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.4%.

VSGAX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

83 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.35%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/21/1998

Expense ratio

0.07%

Distribution rate

0.42%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.42%

Last close

$114.84 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$117.67 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$42,941,300,000

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.101

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

1.32

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.42%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.42%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VSGAX risks and drawbacks

VSGAX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.4%.

Who may consider VSGAX — and who may not

VSGAX may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VSGAX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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