Industry description
The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.
The fund employs an active management approach, investing mainly in the stocks of small and mid-size U.S. companies considered by an advisor to be undervalued. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in value stocks. The fund has multiple advisors, each of which independently selects and maintains a portfolio of common stocks for the fund.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Vanguard Explorer Value Inv MF is 8.58B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 1.98B to 17.34B. BWXT holds the highest valuation in this group at 17.34B. The lowest valued company is SPB at 1.98B.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Vanguard Explorer Value Inv MF was 13%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was -28% and the average quarterly volume growth was 56%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 43
P/E Growth Rating: 52
Price Growth Rating: 51
SMR Rating: 65
Profit Risk Rating: 76
Seasonality Score: 21 (-100 ... +100)