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Morningstar Runs the Numbers

We take a numerical look through this week's Morningstar research. Plus, our most popular articles and videos for the week ended May 25.

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May 26, 2018

Mentioned: TJX Companies Inc (TJX)

Inspired by Harper's Index (with a tip of the hat to FiveThirtyEight's Significant Digits blog), Morningstar Runs the Numbers uses a numbers-based approach to highlight recent Morningstar research, along with some outside news stories.

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Many Vanguard funds are large and getting larger, but a handful of the firm's funds are still relatively small. Director of manager research Russ Kinnel discusses three of the firm's hidden gems that have less than $3 billion in assets.

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