We're one of the world's largest active managers, with $8.7 trillion USD in active funds under management.2 Vanguard active funds are managed by a combination of in-house teams and a variety of external sub-advisors. We use this multi-advisor approach to help reduce volatility and deliver a more predictable pattern of returns. All of our fund managers—in-house and external—are held to the rigorous standards of the manager selection and oversight process that we've refined over more than 40 years.
Unique ownership structure and global scale. Together, these attributes allow us to lower costs to help our investors earn more over time.
A focus on drivers, not outcomes. We look beyond short-term performance, aiming to assess the true, sustainable drivers of long-term outperformance.
Multi-advisor structure. Pairing advisors with different but complementary styles provides diversity of thought and helps us mitigate volatility.
Loyal relationships. When we hire sub-advisors, we seek partnerships that will last for decades. Our equity sub-advisors have an average tenure of 14 years with us.
1 Of Vanguard's actively managed multi-advisor funds, 83% outperformed their Lipper peer-group averages for the ten-year period ending December 31, 2023. Includes U.S.-domiciled funds only. Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters Company.
2 Source: Vanguard Assets as of January 31, 2024.