Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF

Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF

About

Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF (US9219356071) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the Russell 3000 Index. With a expense ratio of 0.18%, it is competitively priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 502 positions across 4 regions with 643M in assets, with heavy concentration — 91% in United States.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
Component Score Details
Overall 7.4 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 8.5 Tracking Difference: 9.7 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 5.8
Diversification (45%) 6.5 Holding Count: 6.4 · Country Concentration: 4.9 · Sector Concentration: 9.8
Liquidity (25%) 7.6 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker VFMF
ISIN
Fund Size $642.8M
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication
Inception Feb 2018
Base Currency USD
Index Russell 3000 Index
Asset Class Equities
Category US Equity

Costs

8.5
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.18%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month +0.02%
3 Months +0.12%
6 Months +0.16%
1 Year +0.30%
3 Years +0.68%
5 Years +0.73%
10 Years +1.28%
YTD +0.11%
Since Inception +1.28%

Holdings

6.4
This fund holds 502 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
Newmont Corp
0.98%
#2
Altria Group Inc
0.94%
#3
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
0.91%
#4
Merck & Co Inc
0.89%
#5
HCA Healthcare Inc
0.87%
#6
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The
0.84%
#7
McKesson Corp
0.84%
#8
Gilead Sciences Inc
0.83%
#9
Micron Technology Inc
0.83%
#10
Exxon Mobil Corp
0.83%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Newmont Corp NEM 98.00%
2 Altria Group Inc MO 94.00%
3 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co BMY 91.00%
4 Merck & Co Inc MRK 89.00%
5 HCA Healthcare Inc HCA 87.00%
6 Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The BK 84.00%
7 McKesson Corp MCK 84.00%
8 Gilead Sciences Inc GILD 83.00%
9 Micron Technology Inc MU 83.00%
10 Exxon Mobil Corp XOM 83.00%
11 Lam Research Corp LRCX 80.00%
12 Wells Fargo & Co WFC 76.00%
13 Amgen Inc AMGN 75.00%
14 QUALCOMM Inc QCOM 73.00%
15 JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM 71.00%
16 Alphabet Inc GOOGL 71.00%
17 FedEx Corp FDX 69.00%
18 CVS Health Corp CVS 68.00%
19 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN 67.00%
20 Pfizer Inc PFE 67.00%
21 Cisco Systems Inc CSCO 65.00%
22 Cencora Inc COR 64.00%
23 Walmart Inc WMT 64.00%
24 PepsiCo Inc PEP 62.00%
25 Johnson & Johnson JNJ 60.00%
26 General Motors Co GM 60.00%
27 Travelers Cos Inc/The TRV 59.00%
28 Applied Materials Inc AMAT 57.00%
29 AbbVie Inc ABBV 55.00%
30 Verizon Communications Inc VZ 54.00%
31 Allstate Corp/The ALL 52.00%
32 Citigroup Inc C 52.00%
33 Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX 52.00%
34 Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The GS 52.00%
35 Cummins Inc CMI 49.00%
36 Lowe's Cos Inc LOW 48.00%
37 Bank of America Corp BAC 47.00%
38 Intel Corp INTC 43.00%
39 KLA Corp KLAC 42.00%
40 ConocoPhillips COP 40.00%
41 Weatherford International PLC WFRD 39.00%
42 APA Corp APA 39.00%
43 Popular Inc BPOP 38.00%
44 Aflac Inc AFL 37.00%
45 State Street Corp STT 37.00%
46 Medtronic PLC MDT 36.00%
47 TechnipFMC PLC FTI 35.00%
48 Alphabet Inc GOOG 35.00%
49 Adobe Inc ADBE 35.00%
50 American Express Co AXP 34.00%

Sectors

9.8
This fund is well-diversified across 11 sectors, with no single sector dominating.
 
Sector Weight
Financials 2336.00%
Health Care 1548.00%
Consumer Discretionary 1191.00%
Technology 1094.00%
Industrials 964.00%
Unknown 858.00%
Consumer Staples 619.00%
Energy 585.00%
Communication Services 453.00%
Materials 333.00%
Real Estate 19.00%

Regions

4.9
This fund is concentrated in just 5 countries, with significant geographic concentration.
 
Country Weight
United States 9077.00%
UNKNOWN 874.00%
South Africa 27.00%
United Kingdom 15.00%
Canada 7.00%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
60.3%
Volatility
-12.3%
Max Drawdown
26.63
Sharpe Ratio
49.18
Sortino Ratio
130.86
Calmar Ratio
0.78
Beta
2.07%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.590
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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