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Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund ETF Shares (VXF)

Mid-Cap Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
241.06 USD +1.90 (0.797%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 9:57 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:55 a.m. EDT

The extended market exposure is currently firing on all cylinders, driven by a powerful multi-year trend that has compounded gains of nearly 124% over the last nine years. Unlike many small-cap funds that suffer from volatility drag, this vehicle has maintained a consistent upward trajectory, avoiding any recent structural decline despite a few isolated down years in the past. The recent price action confirms this strength, with the fund trading well above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating robust momentum. While the statistical forecast model hints at a minor short-term pullback, this is likely just noise in the face of such a strong fundamental and technical setup. The options market agrees, with heavy call buying targeting higher prices in the coming months. For investors seeking broad diversification beyond the large caps, this fund offers a compelling blend of growth and stability, making it a core holding rather than a speculative gamble.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_79_126 ✓0.046474
MSTL_1260.050237
MSTL_790.051004
MSTL0.058396
AutoTheta0.062421
AutoARIMA0.065987
AutoETS0.065989

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79_126

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 3.06
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.407
Excess Kurtosis -0.53
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 21.70

As of July 11, 2026, 5:55 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is overwhelmingly bullish, with open interest concentrated in out-of-the-money calls for September and December expirations. Call volume significantly exceeds put volume across all horizons, while put activity is negligible and confined to deep strikes. Implied volatility remains moderate, suggesting the market expects continued upside momentum without anticipating a crash.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.23% 1.13% 1.22% 1.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-24 0.5550 0.232033
2026-03-24 0.6550 0.317745
2025-12-22 0.6560 0.305770
2025-09-24 0.5770 0.275799
2025-06-26 0.5340 0.279041
2025-03-25 0.6130 0.338524
2024-12-23 0.5760 0.300203
2024-09-27 0.4870 0.267921
2024-06-28 0.5520 0.327034
2024-03-22 0.4610 0.267836
2023-12-20 0.6770 0.421203
2023-09-28 0.4730 0.329318
2023-06-29 0.4970 0.336265
2023-03-24 0.4340 0.324462
2022-12-22 0.6780 0.512859
2022-09-23 0.4540 0.353280
2022-06-23 0.2450 0.184906
2022-03-23 0.1480 0.090465
2021-12-27 0.7570 0.410254
2021-09-24 0.2670 0.141810
2021-06-24 0.4320 0.228125
2021-03-25 0.6070 0.349393
2020-12-24 0.8100 0.484450
2020-09-29 0.3950 0.306344
2020-06-29 0.3960 0.339652
2020-03-26 0.1660 0.179053
2019-12-24 0.6620 0.523983
2019-09-16 0.3720 0.311271
2019-06-17 0.2940 0.253056
2019-03-28 0.3130 0.272411
2018-12-19 0.4920 0.494026
2018-09-26 0.4700 0.384490
2018-06-28 0.3700 0.314118
2018-03-26 0.3240 0.288051
2017-12-21 0.5380 0.480572
2017-09-20 0.2850 0.271016
2017-06-21 0.2790 0.275039
2017-03-24 0.2930 0.299010
2016-12-22 0.5400 0.560864
2016-09-13 0.3060 0.345489
2016-06-21 0.2190 0.255871
2016-03-21 0.3060 0.374495
2015-12-17 0.3980 0.477848
2015-09-23 0.6930 0.821382
2015-03-25 0.0370 0.040570
2014-12-22 1.1410 1.299841
2014-03-25 0.0180 0.021229
2013-12-24 0.9160 1.113136
2013-03-20 0.0240 0.035289
2012-12-24 0.9780 1.624045
2012-03-22 0.0140 0.023838
2011-12-23 0.5750 1.101955
2011-03-23 0.0150 0.026371
2010-12-27 0.5300 0.968744
2010-03-23 0.0110 0.023124
2009-12-24 0.4760 1.088996
2009-03-23 0.0180 0.062090
2008-12-24 0.5930 1.981952
2008-03-12 0.0170 0.036430
2007-12-20 0.6855 1.303108
2007-03-22 0.0110 0.020524
2006-12-22 0.6580 1.300010
2006-03-20 0.0390 0.080255
2005-12-27 0.5080 1.120053
2004-12-27 0.4065 0.996201
2004-12-22 0.0765 0.184783
2003-12-22 0.2970 0.859002
2003-03-31 0.0090 0.037508
2002-12-23 0.2675 1.068718
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.767
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0073885135
dividendYield 0.99

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 247.67
All Time Low 21.55
Ask 241.96
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 370,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 430,219
Average Volume 430,219
Average Volume10Days 370,400
Beta3 Year 1.22
Bid 241.32
Bid Size 1,000
Book Value 156.635
Category Mid-Cap Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 241.83
Day Low 240.615
Dividend Yield 0.99
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.10798
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 235.1738
Fifty Day Average Change 5.8862
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.025029149
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 23.00849
Fifty Two Week High 247.67
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.6100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.026688742
Fifty Two Week Low 191.17
Fifty Two Week Low Change 49.89
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2609719
Fifty Two Week Range 191.17 - 247.67
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,010,154,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.065426
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 974,073,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of S&P Completion Index, a broadly diversified index of stocks of small and mid-size U.S. companies. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full index in terms of key characteristics. These characteristics include industry weightings and market capitalization, as well as certain financial measures, such as price/earnings ratio and dividend yield.
Long Name Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6469680
Nav Price 241.27
Net Assets 97,684,775,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.05
Open 240.82
Phone 800-523-1036
Previous Close 239.155
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5389919
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.9049988
Regular Market Change Percent 0.796554
Regular Market Day High 241.83
Regular Market Day Low 240.615
Regular Market Day Range 240.615 - 241.83
Regular Market Open 240.82
Regular Market Previous Close 239.155
Regular Market Price 241.06
Regular Market Time 1,784,037,458
Regular Market Volume 30,906
Shares Outstanding 61,090,900
Short Name Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VXF
Three Year Average Return 0.1708194
Total Assets 97,684,774,912
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.767
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0073885135
Trailing P E 21.701515
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 19.91144
Trailing Three Month Returns 19.91144
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 218.42935
Two Hundred Day Average Change 22.630646
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10360625
Type Disp ETF
Volume 30,906
Yield 0.0099
Ytd Return 18.39948