VFH

Vanguard Financials ETF

Vanguard Financials ETF seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Financials Index.


US

EQUITY

Passive

MANAGEMENT STYLE

10.6 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

10 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorVanguard Group Inc/The
CategoryUS
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateJan 26, 2004
Assets (mns)$10,569
Expense ratio10 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyDelayed
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 8.5 %
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 8.0 %
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED CLASS A 5.6 %
VISA INC. CLASS A 4.0 %
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.9 %
WELLS FARGO & CO 3.0 %
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 2.2 %
S&P GLOBAL, INC. 2.1 %
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 2.1 %
PROGRESSIVE CORP 1.9 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings408
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 270
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$262,228
Large cap (>$10bn)90.1%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)7.8%
Small cap (<$2bn)2.0%
Developed mkts.100.0%
Emerging mkts.0.0%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 90.6 %
SWITZERLAND 1.4 %
BERMUDA 1.2 %
IRELAND 1.0 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 10/31/2024)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 24.4% 48.0% 19.4% 6.9% 12.3% 11.3% 6.3%
Volatility 13.4% 13.5% 16.4% 19.5% 26.9% 22.3% --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.9564%
MSCI EAFE0.9162%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.6631%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)200
Turnover0.2%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.02%
ADV of underlying (mns)$39,689
Technical Indicators
Recent close$113.19
30d moving avg.$112.15
Annualized volatility20.5%
Relative strength (RSI)57
Short interest (ETF)0.1%
Short interest (underlying)1.6%
Distributions
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Money Flows (mns)

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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Rating

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™

VFH

6.1%

Cat. Avg

5.6%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 949 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.6% and a standard deviation of 2.5%. VFH's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.2 standard deviations above the category average. This places VFH in the 58th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Passive
US Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 192
Avg. Expense Ratio 31.0 bp
Std. Deviation 25.7 bp
VFH (10 bp) Percentile rank 20
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
VFH 10.0 1.9 11.9
Peer Avg. 28.8 6.6 35.4
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