VFMFVanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF Shares
Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in U.S. common stocks with strong recent performance and fundamentals.
By Vanguard · Launched 2018
Annual Cost
0.18%
#763 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$703M
#1,359 of 5,861 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+36.8%
Track Record
8 years
#1,682 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,712+37.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 9.3% of fund✓ well diversified
Newmont Corp
1.1%
HCA Healthcare Inc
1.0%
Altria Group Inc
0.9%
McKesson Corp
0.9%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
0.9%
AbbVie Inc
0.9%
Merck & Co Inc
0.9%
Gilead Sciences Inc
0.9%
Micron Technology Inc
0.9%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc
0.9%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%
By sector
Financial Services
24.7%
Healthcare
16.9%
Consumer Cyclical
13.4%
Technology
12.8%
Industrials
9.6%
Energy
7.3%
Consumer Defensive
6.7%
Communication
4.8%
Other
3.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
12.9%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-41.3%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.04Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.55Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in U.S. common stocks with strong recent performance and fundamentals.
- Strategy
- Employs an active management approach to invest primarily in U.S. common stocks with strong recent performance, strong fundamentals, and low prices relative to fundamentals. Targets large-, mid-, and small-cap companies to achieve exposure to multiple factors while promoting diversification.
- Inception date
- February 13, 2018
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-08-04