VFMF

Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF

VFMF is an actively managed fund that invests in US equities exhibiting value, momentum, quality, and low volatility factors. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.


US

EQUITY

Active

MANAGEMENT STYLE

309.5 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

18 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorVanguard
CategoryUS
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateFeb 13, 2018
Assets (mns)$309
Expense ratio18 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionProprietary
WeightingProprietary
Holdings TransparencyDelayed
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings
WELLS FARGO & CO 1.6 %
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 1.1 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C 1.0 %
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP 1.0 %
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC. 1.0 %
AFLAC INC 1.0 %
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL 0.9 %
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 0.9 %
WAL-MART STORES INC 0.9 %
3M CO 0.9 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings486
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 42
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$123,364
Large cap (>$10bn)56.0%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)27.1%
Small cap (<$2bn)16.8%
Developed mkts.99.8%
Emerging mkts.0.2%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 92.5 %
PUERTO RICO 1.7 %
BERMUDA 1.1 %
IRELAND 1.1 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 12/31/2024)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 15.1% 15.1% 17.0% 8.9% 12.0% -- 10.1%
Volatility -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.9874%
MSCI EAFE0.9263%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.5725%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)14
Turnover0.6%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.20%
ADV of underlying (mns)$82,479
Technical Indicators
Recent close$136.46
30d moving avg.$136.08
Annualized volatility20.0%
Relative strength (RSI)54
Short interest (ETF)0.5%
Short interest (underlying)3.4%
Distributions
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Money Flows (mns)

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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 1/21/2025
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ETF Research Center Rating

SPECULATIVE

Deeply undervalued but risky. A rating of SPECULATIVE is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the top quintile (the top 20%) of their category, indicating exceptional appreciation potential. However, often these are narrowly-focused funds or in industries with structural issues, which may also make them very risky. Nonetheless they may still be useful as part of a well-diversified portfolio.

ALTAR Score™

VFMF

8.3%

Cat. Avg

5.5%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 979 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.5% and a standard deviation of 2.5%. VFMF's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 1.2 standard deviations above the category average. This places VFMF in the 87th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Active
US Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 308
Avg. Expense Ratio 67.1 bp
Std. Deviation 37 bp
VFMF (18 bp) Percentile rank 9
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
VFMF 18.0 20.3 38.3
Peer Avg. 47.0 20.8 67.9
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