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Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund

mutual fund
VPMCX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$170.93 -3.01 -1.73%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
share class
VPMCX (Mutual Fund)

Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$170.93 -3.01 -1.73%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
share class
VPMCX (Mutual Fund)

Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$170.93 -3.01 -1.73%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
share class

Name

As of 10/31/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund

VPMCX | Fund

$170.93

$73.3 B

0.94%

$1.66

0.38%

Vitals

YTD Return

13.2%

1 yr return

28.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

7.3%

5 Yr Avg Return

13.4%

Net Assets

$73.3 B

Holdings in Top 10

41.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$173.9
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.38%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 5.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$3,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 10/31/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund

VPMCX | Fund

$170.93

$73.3 B

0.94%

$1.66

0.38%

VPMCX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 13.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.3%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 13.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.73%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.9%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    Vanguard
  • Inception Date
    Jan 03, 1994
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Investor
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Theo Kolokotrones

Fund Description

The Fund invests in stocks considered to have above-average earnings growth potential that is not reflected in their current market prices. The Fund's portfolio consists predominantly of large- and mid-capitalization stocks.
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VPMCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VPMCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.2% 3.1% 37.0% 83.18%
1 Yr 28.3% 7.0% 64.2% 72.35%
3 Yr 7.3%* -6.6% 15.3% 46.06%
5 Yr 13.4%* -0.9% 110.5% 49.43%
10 Yr 12.8%* 2.6% 52.4% 9.19%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VPMCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 19.5% -42.6% 47.4% 46.94%
2022 -22.8% -56.3% -4.2% 64.15%
2021 10.2% -27.2% 537.8% 75.75%
2020 6.7% -22.5% 2181.7% 77.60%
2019 19.2% -13.5% 40.4% 73.41%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VPMCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.2% 3.1% 37.0% 83.18%
1 Yr 28.3% 7.0% 64.2% 72.35%
3 Yr 7.3%* -6.6% 15.3% 46.06%
5 Yr 13.4%* -0.9% 110.5% 49.43%
10 Yr 12.8%* 2.6% 52.4% 9.19%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VPMCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 28.1% -5.0% 47.4% 12.71%
2022 -15.1% -36.8% -2.2% 26.09%
2021 21.8% 3.0% 537.8% 89.42%
2020 17.2% -15.8% 2266.0% 51.12%
2019 27.8% -0.4% 241.3% 71.60%

NAV & Total Return History


VPMCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VPMCX Category Low Category High VPMCX % Rank
Net Assets 73.3 B 2.34 M 1.55 T 6.34%
Number of Holdings 169 2 3963 38.18%
Net Assets in Top 10 33 B 1.07 M 517 B 6.01%
Weighting of Top 10 41.83% 0.3% 112.9% 24.55%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. ELI LILLY CO 13.29%
  2. MICRON TECH 3.96%
  3. AMGEN INC 3.56%
  4. KLA CORP 3.52%
  5. MICROSOFT CORP 3.44%
  6. FEDEX CORP 3.24%
  7. ADOBE INC 2.96%
  8. BIOGEN INC 2.69%
  9. TEXAS INSTRUMENT 2.62%
  10. ALPHABET INC-A 2.55%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VPMCX % Rank
Stocks
98.39% 0.00% 105.85% 64.34%
Cash
1.60% 0.00% 99.07% 32.25%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 2.53% 43.62%
Other
0.00% -13.91% 100.00% 58.33%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 5.54% 40.67%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 94.06% 45.09%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VPMCX % Rank
Technology
29.65% 0.00% 48.94% 4.63%
Healthcare
26.20% 0.00% 52.29% 0.91%
Industrials
13.65% 0.00% 29.90% 11.08%
Consumer Cyclical
10.95% 0.00% 30.33% 40.86%
Financial Services
9.08% 0.00% 55.59% 94.79%
Communication Services
6.55% 0.00% 27.94% 75.10%
Energy
2.12% 0.00% 41.64% 76.26%
Basic Materials
1.40% 0.00% 25.70% 85.28%
Consumer Defense
0.40% 0.00% 47.71% 97.77%
Utilities
0.00% 0.00% 20.91% 90.82%
Real Estate
0.00% 0.00% 31.91% 91.98%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VPMCX % Rank
US
94.99% 0.00% 105.85% 83.10%
Non US
3.41% 0.00% 64.54% 10.72%

VPMCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

VPMCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.38% 0.01% 19.75% 80.13%
Management Fee 0.37% 0.00% 1.90% 34.53%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.00% 0.85% N/A

Sales Fees

VPMCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 1.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VPMCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.25% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VPMCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 5.00% 0.00% 268.00% 12.40%

VPMCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VPMCX Category Low Category High VPMCX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.94% 0.00% 25.47% 12.05%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VPMCX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual SemiAnnual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VPMCX Category Low Category High VPMCX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.73% -54.00% 2.44% 48.38%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VPMCX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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VPMCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Theo Kolokotrones


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 01, 1985

37.02

37.0%

Theo A. Kolokotrones, Chairman of PRIMECAP Management Company. He has worked in investment management since 1970, has managed assets since 1979, has been with PRIMECAP since 1983. He co-founded PRIMECAP Management Company in September 1983. He is the lead manager of Vanguard Capital Opportunity and Odyssey Aggressive Growth fund. Previously, Kolokotrones spent six years at Capital Research Company, most recently as Senior Vice President. He has held portfolio management responsibilities since 1979. From 1970 to 1977, Kolokotrones was Vice President and Senior Financial Analyst at Smith Barney, Harris Upham and Company in New York. Education: B.A., University of Chicago; M.B.A., Harvard Business School.

Joel Fried


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 1988

33.44

33.4%

Joel P. Fried, President of PRIMECAP Management Company. He has worked in investment management since 1985, has been with PRIMECAP since 1986, has co-managed the Master Fund since its inception in 2002 and has managed assets since 1987. Prior to joining PRIMECAP, he spent one year as a financial analyst with Hughes Investment Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft. Mr. Fried received his undergraduate degree in Economic Systems/Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and is a graduate of UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Alfred Mordecai


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 1999

22.43

22.4%

Alfred W. Mordecai, Vice Chairman of PRIMECAP Management Company. Mr. Mordecai joined PRIMECAP Management Company in August 1997. In 1996, he was an associate at McKinsey and Company. From 1990 to 1995, he worked as a nuclear engineer and program manager for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Directorate, a joint U.S. Navy and Department of Energy organization. Mr. Mordecai graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University. He has a master’s degree in Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

M. Ansari


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2007

14.42

14.4%

M. Mohsin Ansari, Executive Vice President of PRIMECAP Management Company. He has worked in investment management and has been with PRIMECAP since 2000, has managed assets since 2007. Mr. Ansari joined PRIMECAP Management Company in July 2000. From 1994 to 1998, he worked at Weyerhaeuser Company on various assignments ranging from managing capital projects to coordinating production at mills. In 1999, he was an Associate at Andersen Consulting. Mr. Ansari graduated from Colgate University with a bachelor’s degree in Physics and from Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. He also has an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

James Marchetti


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 27, 2015

7.35

7.4%

James Marchetti, Executive Vice President of PRIMECAP. He has worked in investment management and has been with PRIMECAP since 2005, has managed assets since 2014. In 2004, he worked as a product analyst in Fidelity's Strategic Investments group. From 1996 to 2003, he ran the software division of IntelliSense, a start-up acquired by Corning Inc. in 2001. Mr. Marchetti holds an MBA degree from MIT-Sloan and a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, also from MIT, where he completed a thesis focused on recombinant protein recovery and purification techniques.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 39.02 7.24 2.42