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VFMVVanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF ETF Shares

Grow my money8y track recordRanked #646 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market.

By Vanguard · Launched 2018

Annual Cost

0.13%

#636 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$426M

#1,696 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+11.0%

Track Record

8 years

#1,713 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,169+11.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Active selection

Factor

Low volatility

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 15.5% of fundwell diversified

McKesson Corp
1.6%
Lam Research Corp
1.6%
Analog Devices Inc
1.6%
Keysight Technologies Inc
1.6%
Johnson & Johnson
1.6%
Cencora Inc
1.5%
Coca-Cola Co/The
1.5%
Innoviva Inc
1.5%
Apple Inc
1.5%
TJX Cos Inc/The
1.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks
105.9%

By sector

Technology
25.1%
Communication
10.7%
Financial Services
10.6%
Industrials
10.1%
Healthcare
10.1%
Consumer Defensive
9.5%
Consumer Cyclical
6.9%
Utilities
6.7%
Other
10.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
8.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-33.6%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.94Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.35Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market.
Strategy
Invests primarily in U.S. common stocks deemed to have lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. Uses a quantitative model to evaluate securities across large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks, promoting diversification and mitigating exposure to less liquid stocks.
Inception date
February 13, 2018
Fund family
Vanguard

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Data updated on 2026-06-19