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Stocks

A collection of 60 posts

IVA Research

What's Changed at Dividend Growth, and What Hasn't

Two months in, Dividend Growth's new managers have reshuffled about a fifth of the portfolio, but not its defensive character. Here's my early read, and what I plan to ask them when we speak.

| 11 min read
Quick Take

Vanguard Hands Its Quants a Small- and Mid-Cap ETF

Vanguard's model-driven stock team—not Wellington—takes the next step in the firm's active ETF build-out.

| 2 min read
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SpaceX in the Haystack

MAILBAG | Which Vanguard funds own SpaceX, how much, and why nearly all of it landed in index funds that weren't even trying.

| 8 min read
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Why PRIMECAP Looks Like a Momentum Fund (But Isn't)

How one stock PRIMECAP bought in 1998 turned into the fund's biggest position—and its biggest headache.

| 10 min read
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Not All Growth Is Created Equal

FUNDS FOCUS — LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUNDS | In a market where growth has dominated for two decades, picking the right growth fund today is more important than ever. My take on every option in Vanguard's lineup.

| 16 min read
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PRIMECAP Still Won—But Taxes Took Their Cut

MAILBAG | Two decades of after-tax returns, and what the Discovery ETF could change for taxable investors.

| 7 min read