Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF

VOOV

Market cap $6.45B

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VOOV | VOOV Price Prediction) distributes income four times a year from the dividend-paying half of the S&P 500, and at roughly $218 a share it has quietly compounded into a serviceable income vehicle.

The value-over-growth rotation that strategists had been calling for since the start of the year is finally showing up in fund returns.

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund ETF Shares (VOOV) was launched on September 9, 2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund ETF targets large-cap stocks with strong value and weak growth characteristics. Its expense ratio is 0.07%, and the ETF has $6.3 billion in assets. VOOV also holds stocks with weak one-year price returns, and this year, stocks like Apple and Amazon qualified. This feature also sets VOOV up as a fascinating anti-momentum play. VOOV's performance compared to VOOG, its large-cap growth counterpart, depends on the momentum factor's strength normalizing after three strong years.

Launched on September 9, 2010, the Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund ETF Shares (VOOV) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.

Most investors building a diversified portfolio eventually face the same question: how much exposure to value stocks do I actually need?

The Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (VOOV) was launched on September 9, 2010, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.

VOOV is largely the S&P 500 in disguise, it holds high-flying tech with limited value exposure. The ETF's valuation is elevated at 27.8 P/E, and a CAPE ratio around 36. High valuations suggest flat to low-single-digit nominal returns over the next decade.

Looking for broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF (VOOV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on September 9, 2010.

VOOV offers exposure to the "value" stocks within the S&P 500 index, appealing to investors wary of current market highs and tech bubble concerns. Ironically, VOOV's top three holdings are Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon, which may not fit traditional value metrics but are cash-rich and free-cash-flow-generating machines. The fund has a solid 10-year track record, lower P/E and P/B ratios than the S&P 500, and a higher yield, but has underperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indexes.