Vanguard US Multifactor ETF

VFMF

Market cap $380M

Overview Fund Activity

143.95 USD

+0.37

0.26%

At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

0.26%

5 days

0.31%

1 month

3.62%

3 months

10.88%

6 months

13.28%

Year to date

10.38%

1 year

11.69%

5 years

100.4%

10 years

87.02%

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Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

167% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 6

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 [Q1] → 75 (+9) [Q2]

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $159M [Q1] → $172M (+$12.5M) [Q2]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.51% [Q1] → 47.68% (-1.84%) [Q2]

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Financial journalist opinion

VFMF: Factor Weighted, Underperforming Russell 3000 Fund

VFMF uses a multifactor, rules-based approach targeting value, momentum, and quality, but has underperformed its Russell 3000 benchmark. Despite a reasonable mandate and low fees, VFMF's returns and risk-adjusted performance lag behind passive alternatives like IWV. The fund's portfolio skews toward small-caps and value traps, contributing to volatility and underwhelming risk-adjusted returns.

VFMF: Factor Weighted, Underperforming Russell 3000 Fund

The Motley Fool

Is This Vanguard ETF a Millionaire Maker?

If you've been an investor for any length of time at all, then you've almost certainly been advised to start (and maybe even finish) with index funds like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. This fund is of course simply meant to mirror the performance of the S&P 500.

Is This Vanguard ETF a Millionaire Maker?

VFMF: Multi-Factor Investing In One Fund

Factor investing, despite mixed results, remains intriguing. The Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF targets value, momentum, and quality to potentially outperform the broader U.S. market. VFMF's rule-based, non-market-cap approach allows dynamic adjustments, offering diversification with a mid-cap tilt and lower valuation metrics compared to the Russell 3000. The fund actively allocates sectors, notably underweighting technology and overweighting financials, which could be advantageous given current market conditions.

VFMF: Multi-Factor Investing In One Fund

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What Are Vanguard's Best and Worst Performing ETFs in 2024?

What You Don't Know About These Vanguard And Fidelity ETFs Can Hurt Your Alpha

Vanguard offers factor-based ETFs that have shown outstanding performance compared to unmanaged, index-based comparison ETFs. Factor-based ETFs have now become mainstream investments, with a market share of over 20% globally. Assets under management for factor-based investments have grown significantly, leading many investors to include factor funds in their portfolios.

What You Don't Know About These Vanguard And Fidelity ETFs Can Hurt Your Alpha

VFMF: A Multifactor Fund With Little Information To Go On

VFMF is a Vanguard ETF aiming to beat the market by focusing on stocks with strong price performance, superior fundamentals, and cheap prices. Factors used include value, momentum, and quality, with a focus on screening out high volatility stocks. Sector breakdown, portfolio fundamentals, and key stats of top holdings reveal potential risks and uncertainties, warranting a hold rating due to lack of support of information by Vanguard.

VFMF: A Multifactor Fund With Little Information To Go On

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The Motley Fool

Vanguard ETFs: An Overview

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have emerged as a favored instrument for investors seeking straightforwardness, outstanding performance, and cost-effectiveness. Vanguard has transformed into a preferred ETF provider, owing to the company's approach that prioritizes the interests of shareholders.

VFMF: Multifactor ETF With Attractive Fundamentals, But Lagging Competitors

Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF is an actively managed fund holding about 500 stocks selected by proprietary factor-based rules. VFMF is better diversified than the benchmark across sectors and holdings, and it shows better aggregate valuation and growth metrics. VFMF has lagged behind the benchmark and larger multifactor ETFs since inception but has performed well relative to peers in the last 12 months.

Vanguard Has 17 Small And Mid-Cap ETFs. Which Are Best Right Now?

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