Vanguard US Multifactor ETFVFMF
VFMF
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Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 15
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 56 [Q2] → 62 (+6) [Q3]
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $134M [Q2] → $143M (+$8.81M) [Q3]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 1 (+0) [Q3]
2.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 51.21% [Q2] → 48.55% (-2.66%) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for VFMF.
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
VFMF: Multi-Factor Investing In One Fund
Factor investing, despite mixed results, remains intriguing. The Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF targets value, momentum, and quality to potentially outperform the broader U.S. market. VFMF's rule-based, non-market-cap approach allows dynamic adjustments, offering diversification with a mid-cap tilt and lower valuation metrics compared to the Russell 3000. The fund actively allocates sectors, notably underweighting technology and overweighting financials, which could be advantageous given current market conditions.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
5 months ago
What Are Vanguard's Best and Worst Performing ETFs in 2024?
Vanguard ETFs are popular investment vehicles, thanks to their low costs and above average performance. Here is a rundown of the fund family's best and worst performers this year.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
What You Don't Know About These Vanguard And Fidelity ETFs Can Hurt Your Alpha
Vanguard offers factor-based ETFs that have shown outstanding performance compared to unmanaged, index-based comparison ETFs. Factor-based ETFs have now become mainstream investments, with a market share of over 20% globally. Assets under management for factor-based investments have grown significantly, leading many investors to include factor funds in their portfolios.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
VFMF: A Multifactor Fund With Little Information To Go On
VFMF is a Vanguard ETF aiming to beat the market by focusing on stocks with strong price performance, superior fundamentals, and cheap prices. Factors used include value, momentum, and quality, with a focus on screening out high volatility stocks. Sector breakdown, portfolio fundamentals, and key stats of top holdings reveal potential risks and uncertainties, warranting a hold rating due to lack of support of information by Vanguard.
Positive
InvestorPlace
6 months ago
The 3 Best ETFs to Buy in June 2024
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become an increasingly popular investment vehicle in recent years — even more than mutual funds. This growing popularity is due to the fact that ETFs are typically low-maintenance, have low fees and afford investors exposure to tens, hundreds or even thousands of positions under a single ETF.
Positive
The Motley Fool
7 months ago
Vanguard ETFs: An Overview
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have emerged as a favored instrument for investors seeking straightforwardness, outstanding performance, and cost-effectiveness. Vanguard has transformed into a preferred ETF provider, owing to the company's approach that prioritizes the interests of shareholders.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
8 months ago
VFMF: Multifactor ETF With Attractive Fundamentals, But Lagging Competitors
Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF is an actively managed fund holding about 500 stocks selected by proprietary factor-based rules. VFMF is better diversified than the benchmark across sectors and holdings, and it shows better aggregate valuation and growth metrics. VFMF has lagged behind the benchmark and larger multifactor ETFs since inception but has performed well relative to peers in the last 12 months.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
9 months ago
Vanguard Has 17 Small And Mid-Cap ETFs. Which Are Best Right Now?
With so many small and mid-cap ETFs out there, which might be the best to own right now. I'll restrict this analysis to Vanguard ETFs which seem to have a reasonable exchange policy and which offers among the best returns over the long term. My top choices are based on which Vanguard ETF have shown the best returns over the last five years, with the admonition that past returns may not predict the future.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
10 months ago
You'd Be Surprised Which Four Vanguard ETFs Have Consistently Beaten Their Category Averages
Most investors have never heard of so-called "factor funds" but four of five such Vanguard factor funds have outperformed Vanguard ETFs of similar composition. Factor funds focus on portfolios that have stocks with past characteristics such as momentum, quality, and low volatility. Outperformance has been consistent since inception, except for a fund with a focus on low volatility.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
VFMF: Low-Cost Approach To Multi-Factor Investing
Quantitative multi-factor investing is gaining popularity, but most approaches attempt to select stocks that score well on every factor. The Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF selects stocks based on momentum, quality, and value, but its returns have been modest over the long run. In contrast, the Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF uses a dynamic approach based on the business cycle and has historically outperformed VFMF.
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