Vanguard Extended Market Index Investor (VEXMX – Free Report) a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund attempts to match the performance of the Wilshire 4500 Equity Index, an unmanaged index made up mostly of mid and small capitalization companies.

This Small Blend fund, as of the last filing, allocates their fund in three major groups; Small Growth, Small Value and Large Value. As of the last filing, Liberty Global Plc., Tesla Motors Inc. and Biomarin Pharmaceutical were the top holdings for VEXMX.

The Vanguard Extended Market Index Investor fund, managed by Vanguard Group, carries an expense ratio of 0.22%. Moreover, VEXMX requires a minimal initial investment of $3,000.

VEXMX has a history of positive total returns for over 10 years. Specifically, the fund’s returns over the 1, 3, 5 year benchmarks; 1 year 29.92%, 3 year 7.78% and 5 year 13.31%. To see how this fund performed compared in its category and other #1 and #2 Ranked Mutual Funds, please click here .

VEXMX’s performance, as of the last filing, when compared to funds in its category was in the top 5% in 1 year, top 51% over the past 3 years, and in the 26% over the past 5 years.