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VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP FUND
VTMSX (Vanguard Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund) · VTSIX (Vanguard Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund)
The verdict
What the numbers say
This fund holds essentially the same portfolio as Vanguard Tax-Managed Small-Cap Fund but charges $50 a year per $100,000 instead of $30 — about $1,003 more over 20 years.
Data provenance
Run fffcd45a-98bb-4e8e-b699-e94626fa3ab3; method closet-index@3.0.0; fund accession 0000923202-26-000150; comparison periods and expense-filing links appear with their figures. Machine capture time: 2026-09-01T09:31:36.244Z.
Computed rule checks
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· Rule 1
The fund’s filed benchmark and its closest approved index control point to the same comparison.
Methodology rule · visual rules si-visual-explainers@1.0.0
No positive-fee index control is available
· Rule 2
The active-share, filed-fee, or same-index control input needed for this warning is unavailable.
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No complete licensed window with a filed fee
· Rule 3
No complete licensed window and filed headline fee are available together for this check.
Computed on licensed market-return history · filed fee as of 2025-12-31
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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.
| Share class and filing | 10 years | 20 years | 30 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| VTMSX0.05% · SEC expense filing · as of 2025-12-31 | $619 | $2,011 | $4,899 |
Real trailing windows
Computed on licensed market-return history · published run 363649da-fcfb-4007-87ef-de06de7710ca
Trailing windows use iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) adjusted-close total-return history through 2026-07-29 and the same filed index-control fee baseline as the convention table. Methodology.
| Share class and filing | 10 years | 20 years | 30 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 |
These figures are illustrations, not predictions or personalized advice. Returns and fees can differ. Read the research disclaimer.
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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.
| Result | Amount |
|---|---|
| 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 the S&P SmallCap 600
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.
| Holding | Fund | S&P SmallCap 600 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON FINANCIAL INC | 0.37% | 0.16% | +0.21% |
| LAZARD INC | 0.21% | 0.05% | +0.15% |
| BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC | 0.26% | 0.16% | +0.11% |
| EASTERN BANKSHARES INC | 0.21% | 0.10% | +0.11% |
| WESBANCO INC | 0.15% | 0.06% | +0.10% |
| RADIAN GROUP INC | 0.31% | 0.23% | +0.08% |
| REMITLY GLOBAL INC | 0.17% | 0.09% | +0.08% |
| ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE INC | 0.17% | 0.10% | +0.08% |
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.41% | 0.33% | +0.07% |
| EXTREME NETWORKS INC | 0.26% | 0.19% | +0.07% |
Source and verification
SEC N-PORT filing · filed 2026-08-28 · period 2026-06-30
SEC expense filing · period 2025-12-31
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Best-fit active share
Sensible Investor, “VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP FUND — best-fit active share,” 4.9% versus the S&P SmallCap 600, fund portfolio as of 2026-06-30; measured against the filed holdings of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR), as of 2026-06-30. https://sensible-investor.com/registry/vtmsx/as-of/fffcd45a-98bb-4e8e-b699-e94626fa3ab3
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/fffcd45a-98bb-4e8e-b699-e94626fa3ab3