Registry rank 646 · Portfolio as of 2026-03-31

VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP FUND

VTMSX · VTSIX

Best-fit active share4.3%vs IJR · fund as of 2026-03-31 · proxy as of 2026-03-31
Declared-benchmark active share4.3%S&P SmallCap 600 Index · benchmark match · fund as of 2026-03-31 · proxy as of 2026-03-31 · declared source as of 2025-12-31
VTMSX expense ratio0.05%SEC expense filing · as of 2025-12-31
VTMSX fee per active unitNot meaningful — index-tracking portfolio (active share under 5%)expense as of 2025-12-31; fund as of 2026-03-31; proxy as of 2026-03-31

Filed fees in dollars

SEC-convention illustration

Computed from SEC filings

Assumptions for each dollar figure: $100,000 starting amount · 5.0% annual return · annual compounding · fees deducted annually · 0.01% computed index-control baseline. Methodology.

Illustrated difference between each class’s filed expense ratio and the computed index-control baseline. Computed from SEC filings.
Share class and filing10 years20 years30 years
VTMSX0.05% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-12-31$619$2,011$4,899
VTSIX0.03% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-12-31$310$1,007$2,456

Real trailing windows

Computed on licensed market-return history

Trailing windows use IJR adjusted-close total-return history through 2026-07-29 and the same filed index-control fee baseline as the convention table. Methodology.

Dollar fee drag over actual trailing proxy-return windows. Each result below is computed on licensed market-return history.
Share class and filing10 years20 years30 years
VTMSXFiled fee as of 2025-12-31$995Computed on licensed market-return history
2016-07-29 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 10.68% annualized
$4,621Computed on licensed market-return history
2006-07-31 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 9.70% annualized
Proxy history begins 2000 — no full 30-year window
VTSIXFiled fee as of 2025-12-31$498Computed on licensed market-return history
2016-07-29 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 10.68% annualized
$2,315Computed on licensed market-return history
2006-07-31 to 2026-07-29 · proxy return 9.70% annualized
Proxy history begins 2000 — no full 30-year window

These figures are illustrations, not predictions or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.

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Return mode

Computed from SEC filings

Assumptions for the dollar figures below: $100,000 starting amount; 5.0% annual return; 20 years; annual compounding; fees deducted annually; 0.01% computed index-control baseline. VTMSX SEC expense filing, as of 2025-12-31. Methodology.

SEC-convention illustration for VTMSX; expense ratio filed as of 2025-12-31.
ResultAmount
Ending value at baseline$264,825
Ending value at filed expense ratio$262,814
Difference attributed to fee drag$2,011

This is an illustration, not a prediction or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.

Largest active differences vs IJR

The bars are labeled and repeated in the table; color is not the only signal. Linked company names open Buy Like Buffett’s company record; Sensible Investor does not score stocks.

The Western Union Company+0.09%
The Chemours Company LLC+0.07%
FMC Corp.-0.06%
HoldingFundIJRDifference
Jackson Financial Inc0.45%0.20%+0.25%
Lumen Technologies Inc0.46%0.36%+0.10%
The Western Union Company0.20%0.11%+0.09%
Warrior Met Coal Inc0.34%0.25%+0.09%
Radian Group Inc.0.33%0.24%+0.08%
Lincoln National Corp.0.41%0.34%+0.08%
Bread Financial Holdings Inc0.22%0.14%+0.08%
The Chemours Company LLC0.29%0.22%+0.07%
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD0.20%0.13%+0.07%
FMC Corp.0.08%0.14%-0.06%

Source and verification

SEC N-PORT filing · filed 2026-05-28 · period 2026-03-31

SEC expense filing · period 2025-12-31

Immutable verification record · Active-share method

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Best-fit active share

Sensible Investor, “VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP FUND — best-fit active share,” 4.3% versus IJR, fund portfolio as of 2026-03-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/vtmsx/as-of/363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca

VTMSX filed expense ratio

Sensible Investor, “VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP FUND — filed expense ratio,” 0.05% for VTMSX, as of 2025-12-31. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/vtmsx/as-of/363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca