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Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF

VFVACboeVanguardC

$163.09+1.79 (+1.11%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 161.30 to 163.09. Range 162.24 to 163.90. Use the arrow keys to read each point.162.00162.50163.50164.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.13%
Fund size · all share classes
$897M
1Y total return
+30.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.77%
Holdings
692
Avg volume · 30D
16.5K sh
52W range
low $122.55high $164.02
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VFVA Grade

C

Score 49 out of 100

Rank
28 of 40
Six-pillar profile for VFVA. Scores out of 100: Cost 72, Risk 49, Mission 22, Tradability 31, Holdings 79, Durability 50. Strongest: Holdings (79). Weakest: Mission (22). Leans toward Holdings.

Score 49 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 40
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 37 of 37
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 39
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 40
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 40
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 40

Our read on VFVA

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost value ETFs slice the cheap half off a large-cap index. VFVA scores the whole US market, large caps down to small, for stocks trading low against their fundamentals, then holds roughly 600 of them for 0.13% a year.

Stated mandate

Seeks long-term capital appreciation by primarily investing in U.S. common stocks selected for relatively low valuations compared with fundamentals.

Why people hold it

  • The value screen runs across the full US market (its reference is the Russell 3000), so cheap small and mid caps sit beside the usual large-cap bargains.
  • 0.13% a year, below the 0.18% median for US value factor funds.
  • Roughly 600 holdings, so no single name carries the thesis. Distributions land quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • It hunts cheap valuations rather than mirroring a value index, and the small and mid caps in the mix can swing harder than a large-cap-only value fund.
  • Cheap for a factor fund, not the cheapest thing on the value shelf: VTV charges 0.03% and SCHV 0.04% for plain large-cap value.
  • Trades lightly next to the giant value ETFs, so the spread is worth a look and limit orders earn their keep.

VFVA Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
692
Top-10 weight
7%
Largest holding
BMY0.9%

Sectors

  • Financials26.4%
  • Health Care16.0%
  • Consumer Discretionary13.7%
  • Technology12.8%
  • Energy8.5%
  • Consumer Staples6.9%
  • Industrials6.8%
  • Communication5.7%
  • Materials2.7%
  • Real Estate0.4%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 47.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Co0.86%122,977$7.67M471
2PFEPfizer Inc0.82%256,304$7.31M385
3EOGEOG Resources Inc0.81%52,460$7.23M398
4TAT&T Inc0.76%278,494$6.8M417
5VZVerizon Communications Inc0.75%146,611$6.73M437
6CICigna Group/The0.75%24,655$6.7M365
7MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp0.71%16,033$6.34M410
8GMGeneral Motors Co0.70%81,396$6.27M346
9CRMSalesforce Inc0.68%26,713$6.13M474
10USBUS Bancorp0.66%102,592$5.93M364
11BSXBoston Scientific Corp0.63%128,819$5.62M324
12ELVElevance Health Inc0.63%14,426$5.61M227
13REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc0.61%7,247$5.5M422
14CVSCVS Health Corp0.61%63,475$5.44M373
15CRHCrh PLC0.60%65,418$5.42M228

Showing 1–15 of 692 holdings

VFVA Performance

Launched Feb 13, 2018

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
VFVA$13,084
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. VFVA $13,084. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VFVA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVFVA
Year to date+23.2%
1 month+7.0%
3 months+3.2%
1 year+30.8%
3 yearsper year+21.9%
5 yearsper year+12.1%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VFVA
YearReturn barVFVA
2026 YTD+23.2%
2025+14.8%
2024+7.7%
2023+17.4%
2022−3.9%
2021+36.9%
2020+2.3%

VFVA in the news

VFVA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.77%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.85Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.68 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2018–2026

One bar per payment. 34 payments from 2018 to 2026 YTD. Jun 28, 2018 $0.27; Sep 26, 2018 $0.36; Dec 19, 2018 $0.43; Mar 21, 2019 $0.36; Jun 21, 2019 $0.37; Sep 16, 2019 $0.41; Dec 20, 2019 $0.50; Mar 23, 2020 $0.37; Jun 29, 2020 $0.39; Sep 21, 2020 $0.35; Dec 24, 2020 $0.48; Mar 22, 2021 $0.34; Jun 29, 2021 $0.41; Sep 24, 2021 $0.46; Dec 27, 2021 $0.57; Mar 21, 2022 $0.43; Jun 29, 2022 $0.50; Sep 23, 2022 $0.57; Dec 22, 2022 $0.68; Mar 23, 2023 $0.66; Jun 23, 2023 $0.76; Sep 21, 2023 $0.59; Dec 19, 2023 $0.75; Mar 21, 2024 $0.63; Jun 27, 2024 $0.79; Sep 26, 2024 $0.68; Dec 23, 2024 $0.75; Mar 25, 2025 $0.70; Jun 20, 2025 $0.75; Sep 24, 2025 $0.62; Dec 23, 2025 $0.78; Mar 24, 2026 $0.69; Jun 24, 2026 $0.71; Sep 23, 2026 $0.68. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.68
Jun 24, 2026Jun 26, 2026$0.71
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.69
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.78
Sep 24, 2025Sep 26, 2025$0.62
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.75
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.70
Dec 23, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.75
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.68
Jun 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.79
Mar 21, 2024Mar 26, 2024$0.63
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.75

See all 34 payments⁠

$10,000 in VFVA 5 years ago paid $1,244 in dividends.⁠

VFVA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.02
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−24.1%
Trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.96
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VFVA Cost

Overpaying vs VTV, tied cheapest in US Value Index

$2,088

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VFVA 0.13%

    $2,726

  • VTV 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VFVA 0.13%
  • VTV 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K051015202530VFVA $2,726VTV $638

Year by year

YearVFVAVTVOverpaying
10$238$55$183
20$930$216$714
30$2,726$638$2,088

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