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%
#505 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$418M
#1,746 of 5,861 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+14.8%
Track Record
8 years
#1,682 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,515+15.2%
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 = 15.2% of fund✓ well diversified
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
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)
9.0%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-34.1%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.98Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.42Good 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 2026-08-04