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VFMVVanguardINDEX

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

$142.72+0.54% vs prior close
12714752-WK

Price through Oct 2 · 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 a group of U.S. common stocks that together are deemed by the advisor to have the potential to generate lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. The portfolio will include a diverse mix of companies representing many different market sectors and industry groups. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in securities issued by U.S. companies.

Price & daily flows
144.0140.1136.2142.72DAILY NET FLOWMar 31Jun 1Jul 31Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +9.5% so far this year. At 0.13% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

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

$119Massets under management
0.13%expense ratio · $13 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
13Kavg daily volume, 30 days
162holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed February 13, 2018 · beta 0.44
The book at a glance
ADI+3.1%TXN+4.4%MSFT+0.9%XOM+0.1%CVX-0.2%AAPL+1.0%COST+0.6%JNJ-1.0%BRKB+0.4%NVDA+1.3%KO-0.5%CRUS+0.8%CSCO+3.2%ALAB-1.7%SO+0.3%T+0.0%VZ-0.1%RPRX-0.8%MRK+0.3%AME+1.1%CAH-0.8%ROST-2.4%L+0.9%QCOM+1.5%CB-0.1%RSG+1.2%META+0.3%GOOG+1.6%BATRK-0.4%TJX-0.7%MNST+1.9%LTC+0.8%ROP-2.3%DUK+0.3%GD-0.8%LRCX+2.2%SWKS+2.2%WM+1.3%CTAS-1.3%ENSG+1.3%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ADIANALOG DEVICES1.65%$417.15+3.1%
2TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS1.63%$293.80+4.4%
3MSFTMICROSOFT1.59%$517.53+0.9%
4XOMEXXON MOBIL1.59%$164.01+0.1%
5CVXCHEVRON1.56%$206.69-0.2%
6AAPLAPPLE1.55%$333.69+1.0%
7COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE1.53%$920.65+0.6%
8JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON1.57%$256.03-1.0%
9BRKBBerkshire Hathaway Inc.1.47%$502.65+0.4%
10NVDANVIDIA1.42%$233.95+1.3%
11KOCOCA COLA1.46%$85.65-0.5%
12CRUSCIRRUS LOGIC1.44%$121.17+0.8%
13CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS1.35%$112.20+3.2%
14ALABASTERA LABS INC1.37%$350.33-1.7%
15SOSOUTHERN1.33%$83.72+0.3%

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Sector weights
Technology25.14%
Technology Services19.25%
Healthcare15.6%
Industrials12.25%
Electronic Technology11.99%
Consumer Defensive11.96%
Finance10.98%
Health Technology10.09%
Communication Services10%
Financial Services8.71%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.52%
Bermuda1.23%
Ireland0.25%
Cash0.22%
Israel0.16%
Italy0.13%
Cayman Islands0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.1%
1 month-1.7%
3 months+1.3%
6 months+7.1%
YTD+9.5%
1 year+9.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
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1 month—
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YTD—
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CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
8%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
9%realized volatility, 1 year
-6.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.9%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.6% of the book; the top ten carry 16%. Spread across 218+ names, it behaves like roughly 111 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
6Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
NVDA NVIDIA$556M$535M
META META$302M$278M
MSFT MICROSOFT$123M$132M
AAPL APPLE$119M$125M
AMZN AMAZON $131M$111M

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The case against VFMV

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

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IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$882.6B+$4.6B-10bp on fee · 7428× the assets · +$4.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.4B+$187M-11bp on fee · 79× the assets · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$56.2B+$717M-9bp on fee · 473× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.1B+$235M-10bp on fee · 119× the assets · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.3B+$148M-9bp on fee · 289× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
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