and offers a wide array of mutual funds and ETFs. Parent company Vanguard is the largest mutual fund provider in the U.S. The fund has returned 8.36 percent over the past year, 9.06 percent over the past three years, 10.15 percent over the past five years and 10.47 percent over the past decade.

31, 2017, the fund’s makeup in terms of holdings by market capitalization and sectors was largely in line with that of the fund’s benchmark index. The level of return is above average for the trailing three-, five- and 10-year trailing periods relative to the fund’s peers.

The fund’s risk compared to that of other funds in the large-blend peer group for the trailing three-, five- and 10-year periods is considered average by Morningstar. The fund’s admiral shares version offers an expense ratio of 0.04 percent with a $10,000 minimum investment. The expense ratio is not quite as low as that of some competitors in the index fund space. The minimum initial investment is $3,000. The fund’s expense ratio is 0.15 percent, which is classified as low by Morningstar. A category placement in the first percentile is the best, while a placement in the 100th percentile the worst. The fund places in the 50th percentile of Morningstar’s large-blend category for the trailing 12 months, the 30th percentile for the trailing three years, the 28th percentile for the trailing five years and the 18th percentile for the trailing10 years as of late December 2017.

As of November 27, 2023, the fund has assets totaling almost $1,271.37 billion invested in 3,827 different holdings. The fund's top holdings are in Apple, Microsoft,, Facebook and Johnson & Johnson. The fund falls into Morningstar’s large-blend category. Total Market Index and is designed to provide investors with exposure to the entire U.S. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund tracks the CRSP U.S.

Vanguard total stock market index fund