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What grade does VEIGX get?
Morningstar rates funds on what they returned. We grade them on where their money sits today: how much of the book overlaps with the converged buys of the top specialist stock pickers.
Fundprints Fund Grade · as of 2026-10-01
Vanguard Global ESG Select Stock Fund Investor Shares
#439 of 500 graded active funds · blend · large segment peer group
The point · specialist footprint
VEIGX sits mid pack for specialist backing among graded funds.
Bottom 20%
Bottom 40%
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Top 40%
Top 20%
The middle rungs sat between the extremes, and the pattern was monotonic: every step up in specialist backing came with better subsequent results. Not damning, not compelling. The fee decides whether it is worth it.
10,000+ funds tracked · the graded specialists among them drive every read
You pay 0.54% a year for a F.
3 funds in the same segment carry an A. Members see the names and what they charge. See the alternatives →
The grade scores this fund's specialist share, the slice that overlaps what the top 1% of proven funds are building. We ignore index ballast and names outside our edge on purpose: that slice is small, and it's what decides the outcome.
VEIGX vs the Honor Roll · share card ↗Conviction exposure
22.4%
of the book in specialist-converged names
Late-stage weight
31.3%
of the book in Crowded or Fading names
Active share
95.3%
how far it strays from the index
The best grades have beaten the worst by about +5% a year since we began grading. The gap held in 9 out of 10 months. Measured on filings as they were published, no hindsight.
Inside the book: top names by stage · as of 2026-10-20
We email you the day it crosses 50% crowded, and where you stand every month.
Graded monthly from point-in-time filings. A description of where the money sits, not a recommendation. Evidence, not advice.
The read · what to do with it
VEIGX earns an F grade, ranking 439 out of 500 funds, and its 0.54% fee is hard to justify when higher graded peers exist. Specialist ownership sits at just 22.4%, and five of its largest positions including Edwards Lifesciences, Procter and Gamble, and Prologis are all in Fading stage, meaning proven specialists are already heading for the exits.
→ Watch the combined 13.5% weight in Fading positions like EW, PG, HD, PLD, and WY as specialist exit signals tend to precede price pressure.
→ Compare VEIGX's F grade and 0.54% fee against the three higher graded funds in the same segment before your next review.
Support leaving these positions
Same family, higher grade
Read from today's disclosed book. Evidence, not advice.