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What grade does VPCCX 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 PRIMECAP Core Fund
#212 of 500 graded active funds · blend · large segment peer group
The point · specialist footprint
VPCCX puts more of its book behind proven specialists than 68% of graded funds.
Bottom 20%
Bottom 40%
Middle
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Top 20%
That has mattered: over the past 2.7 years, funds on this rung beat bottom-rung funds by about 3.8% per quarter, and beat the S&P in 43% of fund-quarters versus their 22%. The evidence argues this fund earns its seat.
10,000+ funds tracked · the graded specialists among them drive every read
You pay 0.37% a year for a C.
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.
VPCCX vs the Honor Roll · share card ↗Conviction exposure
37.2%
of the book in specialist-converged names
Late-stage weight
16.6%
of the book in Crowded or Fading names
Active share
84.1%
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
VPCCX lands at grade C, ranked 212 of 500, with specialists holding 37.2% of the fund. The early story is in semiconductors, where MU at 4% and KLAC at 2.4% carry genuine early conviction, but FLEX and ELAN are both Fading, meaning proven specialists are walking away from those positions. At 0.37% annually the fee is modest, though higher graded funds exist in this segment.
→ Watch FLEX and ELAN closely, as specialist exits from Fading positions historically precede broader price pressure.
→ Compare VPCCX against the three higher graded funds in the same segment before adding new money at current grade.
Support leaving these positions
Same family, higher grade
Read from today's disclosed book. Evidence, not advice.