U.S. 500 Fund is managed by The Vanguard Group, using a proprietary software program developed by its Core Management Group. In index management with Vanguard since 1987. In investment management since 1985. Full replication significantly reduces the risk that the fund will perform differently from the index. The possibility that stock fund prices overall will decline over short or even extended periods.
Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods when prices rise and others when they fall.
The possibility that returns from certain stocks will trail returns from the overall stock market. The possibility that changes in the investor's base currency will effect, favourably or unfavourably, the value of securities held by the fund. Return to top U.S. 500 Fund is denominated in U.S. dollars. There is no purchase fee for a subscription to U.S. 500 Fund. Unlike a sales charge or load paid to a broker or management company, the fee is paid directly to U.S. 500 Fund to offset the costs of buying and selling securities.