Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares VTSAX

The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable VTSAX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

The People Pillar is our evaluation of the VTSAX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

The Parent Pillar is our rating of VTSAX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.