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Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm Overview

Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm (VTCLX) is a passively managed U.S. Equity Large Blend fund. Vanguard launched the fund in 1994.

The investment seeks to provide a tax-efficient return consisting of long-term capital appreciation while tracking the performance of Russell 1000® Index that measures the investment return of large- and mid-capitalization stocks. The advisor uses statistical methods to sample the target index, meaning that it holds a range of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates other characteristics and the performance of the Target Index, while seeking to achieve capital gains and income tax efficiency. The target index, which is made up of common stocks of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. companies.

About Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm (VTCLX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 1.45 years: Chris Nieves (2025), Jena Stenger (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: DJ US Total Stock Market TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Russell 1000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm has 901 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 33.4% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm has 0.6% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 98.8%. There is 0.6% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm has 0.4% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $24 billion in total assets, which is above the $6 billion average for the Large Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

VTCLX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm expense ratio is low compared to funds in the Large Blend category. Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm has an expense ratio of 0.05%, which is 94% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm has a portfolio turnover rate of 6%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.2 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 48% for the Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm returned -0.5%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Large Blend category had an average return of 0.4%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm has a trailing yield of 0.91%, which is above the 0.56% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital App Adm Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 9.9%, 0.6 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 19.2% over the past year (grade of B), 18.8% over the past three years (grade of B) and 12.1% per year over the past five years (grade of B) and 14.9% per year over the past 10 years (grade of A).

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