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Vanguard Adds T. Rowe Price as Advisor to Three Active Equity Funds

6/29/2026

Vanguard announced changes to the investment advisory arrangements for three of its active equity funds, naming T.

Rowe Price as an advisor to Vanguard Explorer Fund, Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Small Company Growth Portfolio, and Vanguard Growth and Income Fund.

The Valley Forge, Pa.-based firm disclosed the move on June 29, 2026. The Funds Affected The three funds span growth and income mandates within Vanguard's active equity lineup.

Vanguard Explorer Fund and the Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund - Small Company Growth Portfolio both carry a small-company growth orientation, while Vanguard Growth and Income Fund targets a broader growth-and-income profile.