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Vanguard’s First Index Fund Turns 50: Celebrating VFINX

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As the month of August came to a close, the first index mutual fund got to celebrate a key milestone. The mutual fund in question is the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX), which originally launched on August 31, 1976.

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Vanguard’s First Index Fund Turns 50: Celebrating VFINX

As the month of August came to a close, the first index mutual fund got to celebrate a key milestone. The mutual fund in question is the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX), which originally launched on August 31, 1976.