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. Undervalued stocks are generally those that are out of favor with investors and are trading at prices that an advisor feels are below average in relation to measures such as cash flow and book value. 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 8.65B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 1.92B to 18.04B. BWXT holds the highest valuation in this group at 18.04B. The lowest valued company is SPB at 1.92B.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Vanguard Explorer Value Inv MF was -20%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was -29% and the average quarterly volume growth was -28%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 42
P/E Growth Rating: 52
Price Growth Rating: 49
SMR Rating: 65
Profit Risk Rating: 74
Seasonality Score: 28 (-100 ... +100)