Vanguard Total Stock Market Index VTSMX offers cost-efficient, well-diversified exposure to the entire US stock market while charging rock-bottom fees—a recipe for success over the long run. The fund ...

For investors seeking low-cost U.S. stock market exposure, two Vanguard funds dominate the conversation: the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX) and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ...

The fund has returned 18.08 percent over the past year, 17.73 percent over the past three years, 10.65 percent over the past five years and 13.56 percent over the past decade.

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Vanguard Group is responsible for VTSMX, and the company is based out of Malvern, PA. The Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Investor made its debut in April of 1992 and VTSMX has managed to accumulate ...