Is there any advantage of getting Vanguard admiral shares?

What I'd like to know is if I bought shares at this time, am I better off with the Admiral shares or the Admiral index fund?

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What do you think? I can see the value proposition of the Admiral fund, but I don't see the value proposition of the Admiral share. I would be more interested in the Admiral fund because it seems to be more diversified, and therefore a good bet for the future.

It doesn't matter what you think, it matters what the fund managers think. I think the Admiral Fund has potential to outperform the Admiral Shares. And, if you look at the historical performance, it has been pretty good.

That's not what the OP asked. The OP asked if there's any advantage of getting Vanguard admiral shares. I don't know why people post irrelevant stuff like "what do you think?"

I don't understand your question, but if you're asking if the Admiral shares are better than the Admiral fund, the answer is clearly no. There are several reasons the Admiral fund will outperform the Admiral shares.

The Admiral fund has been around for a while now. The Admiral shares have only been around for a short period of time.

The Admiral fund is more diversified. Admiral shares are focused on a specific asset class.

In my experience, the fund managers of the Vanguard funds have generally done a good job with their funds. That being said, I think it's a mistake to think that the fund managers can predict the future. They're human beings, and they have their own opinions and biases.

What do admiral shares mean at Vanguard?

Hi - I'm just getting started and would appreciate any help on this issue.

The problem is that I get a list of shares that have been admiral shares and a number which is the current market value (say 5050.00) for these shares. I thought that all shares traded at the current market value regardless of when they were issued. Then I noticed that the list of admiral shares showed that some of them had low "total returns". Could someone explain this to me. Thanks, Mary

Hi - I'm just getting started and would appreciate any help on this issue. The problem is that I get a list of shares that have been admiral shares and a number which is the current market value (say 5050.00) for these shares. Thanks, Mary
Mary, You might get lucky with some of the Vanguard web site to explain that there are two sets of market values. One the set that is displayed, and one for the underlying assets. I wouldn't count on it if I were you.

Hey everyone, sorry to hijack. I have a question concerning index admirals (ie 500-500). Say I own 500 of the index admiral shares in a fund. Does this mean that I own 5% of the ETF that represents that fund, or is the index admiral shares simply an accounting method?

Thanks for your help and suggestions. They make sense. In the case of the index admirals, though, does the term "admiral" simply refer to the fact that shares are traded in very high volume on the NYSE? I ask because many funds are very small and/or not listed on the NYSE, yet I see them listed as admirals.

What is the 10 year return on VTSAX?

7% in the last week of March.

The market seemed to have no worries as, even though VTSMX was down, it was still up 4.3% for the year, which is higher than the S&P 500's 2.

After checking the stock prices for the companies in the index, I have two questions. 1) How do these companies compare in terms of market capitalization to the S&P 500? 2) Is there any reason to believe that they are not following the market but instead are outperforming? Edit: Thanks to everyone for the replies! 1) It's actually closer to 7%, but not by much. The S&P 500 is around 20% smaller than the VTSMX, or the equivalent of 1.5 months of average VTSMX trading volume.

2) No, no reason to believe that they are not following the market. Edit: Just noticed that the S&P 500 has been declining more rapidly than the VTSMX lately. I'm starting to think that there is a good reason to believe that the VTSMX has become overvalued and is acting like an overvalued index, but I'll leave that question open for discussion until I have a chance to spend some more time with the data.