VWNEX Mutual Fund — Vanguard Windsor™ Fund Admiral™ Shares

Vanguard Windsor™ Fund Admiral™ Shares (VWNEX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VWNEX is a low-cost Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 1.70%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.81%, its expense ratio is 0.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 47/100 (Caution). Total return is 735.7% over the past 24.9 years, 233.0 points behind SPY at 968.7%.

Vanguard Windsor Fund Admiral Shares is a mutual fund that invests mainly in large- and mid-capitalization companies trading at prices the fund's advisors believe are below average relative to earnings and book value, using a multiple-advisor approach to identify undervalued stocks. The fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.18% and distributes income at a high current rate. It appeals to value-oriented income investors seeking exposure to undervalued equities with modest ongoing costs.

VWNEX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 735.7% over the past 24.9 years, 233.0 points behind SPY at 968.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.9%.

VWNEX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

47 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.80%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.18%

Distribution rate

1.70%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

6.81%

Last close

$84.06 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$79.68 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

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

AUM

$20,075,243,520

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.70

Ex-dividend date

06/18/2026

Payment date

06/22/2026

Beta

0.76

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.70%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.81%) 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.

VWNEX risks and drawbacks

VWNEX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, 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 7.9%.

Who may consider VWNEX — and who may not

VWNEX may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VWNEX pays semi-annual); 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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