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VFMFVanguardINDEX

Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF

$180.48+1.10% vs prior close
13918852-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Oct 31. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks with the potential to generate higher returns relative to the broad U.S. equity market by investing in stocks with relatively strong recent performance, strong fundamentals, and low prices relative to fundamentals as determined by the advisor. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets will be invested in securities issued by U.S. companies.

Price & daily flows
186.0183.3180.6180.48DAILY NET FLOWSep 1Sep 11Sep 22Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +19.7% so far this year. At 0.18% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$281Massets under management
0.18%expense ratio · $18 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
60Kavg daily volume, 30 days
514holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed February 13, 2018 · beta 0.72
The book at a glance
MU+3.0%VLO+5.4%DELL+0.7%MPC+6.3%NEM-0.6%EOG+2.6%COP+1.5%TRV+1.4%MO-0.6%AMGN-3.4%BMY-1.5%JNJ-2.3%GILD-1.0%ABBV-0.6%XOM+0.7%CMI+0.1%ADBE+0.6%CVS-0.6%MRK-1.0%BNY-0.5%WDC+1.8%ACN+15.8%FDX+0.7%ROST+0.3%ABNB-0.1%CL-0.9%INTU+2.6%PEP-0.9%GM+3.0%FTNT-0.0%UNH-0.5%REGN-3.1%MCK+5.3%LRCX+3.5%HCA-0.8%SCHW+0.6%WFC+0.2%CSCO+1.0%GOOGL-1.7%C

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY1.06%$1097.39+3.0%
2VLOVALERO ENERGY1.00%$408.46+5.4%
3DELLDELL TECHNOLOGIES0.95%$541.74+0.7%
4MPCMARATHON PETROLEUM0.82%$420.15+6.3%
5NEMNEWMONT0.85%$114.67-0.6%
6EOGEOG RESOURCES0.80%$141.31+2.6%
7COPCONOCOPHILLIPS0.80%$127.06+1.5%
8TRVTRAVELERS COMPANIES0.79%$361.64+1.4%
9MOALTRIA 0.79%$66.95-0.6%
10AMGNAMGEN0.81%$407.27-3.4%
11BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB0.76%$61.46-1.5%
12JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON0.75%$258.66-2.3%
13GILDGILEAD SCIENCES0.71%$147.50-1.0%
14ABBVABBVIE0.69%$259.93-0.6%
15XOMEXXON MOBIL0.67%$163.82+0.7%

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Sector weights
Financial Services25.61%
Finance19.77%
Consumer Cyclical15.9%
Industrials13.54%
Energy11.79%
Technology10.86%
Producer Manufacturing9.96%
Energy Minerals9.41%
Technology Services8.21%
Retail Trade7.97%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.67%
Bermuda1.84%
Canada0.62%
Ireland0.4%
United Kingdom0.29%
Other0.25%
Monaco0.19%
Cash0.17%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.4%
1 month-2.3%
3 months+1.6%
6 months+18.5%
YTD+19.7%
1 year+25.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.0%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.1% of the book; the top ten carry 9%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 169 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
77Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY$1.7B$1.7B
AAPL APPLE$141M$176M
GOOGL ALPHABET$127M$177M
GOOG ALPHABET$76M$97M
DELL DELL TECHNOLOGIES$54M$55M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against VFMF

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VFMF on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-15bp on fee · 147× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-15bp on fee · 65× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-14bp on fee · 117× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-14bp on fee · 84× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-14bp on fee · 66× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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