VFMVVanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF ETF Shares
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,169+11.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 15.5% of fund✓ well 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+ yearsVolatility (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