VFMVVanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF ETF Shares
Seeks long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market.
By Vanguard · Launched 2018
Annual Cost
0.13%
#539 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$453M
#1,741 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+12.0%
Track Record
8 years
#1,695 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,131+11.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 15.2% of funddiversified
Keysight Technologies Inc
1.9%
Analog Devices Inc
1.6%
TJX Cos Inc/The
1.5%
Johnson & Johnson
1.5%
Republic Services Inc
1.5%
Coca-Cola Co/The
1.5%
Microsoft Corp
1.5%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
1.4%
Apple Inc
1.4%
Lam Research Corp
1.4%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%
By sector
Technology
30.4%
Healthcare
10.4%
Communication
10.3%
Consumer Defensive
8.9%
Financial Services
8.4%
Industrials
7.2%
Utilities
6.9%
Real Estate
5.9%
Other
11.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
8.8%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-34.1%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.05Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.52Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market.
- Strategy
- Employs an active management approach, investing primarily in U.S. common stocks deemed to have lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. The portfolio includes large-, mid-, and small-cap companies across various sectors, using a quantitative model to promote diversification and mitigate exposure to less liquid stocks.
- Inception date
- February 13, 2018
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-09-18