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Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF

VFMF is an actively-managed fund that invests in US equities exhibiting value, momentum, quality and low volatility factors.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth

Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF

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Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

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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.

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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.

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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.

VFMF: Low-Cost Approach To Multi-Factor Investing

VFMF is a multi-factor fund providing equal balance to the momentum, quality, and value factors. Its selection universe is the Russell 3000 Index, and its expense ratio is 0.18%. Unfortunately, my analysis reveals VFMF does a poor job balancing these three factors. Instead, it has a strong value lean, evidenced by a 14.16x forward P/E. Among 154 Total Market Blend ETFs, VFMF's value score ranks #10, but its profit score ranks #123. These rankings help explain its substantial underperformance vs. IWV since its 2018 launch.

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Mid-cap and small-cap stocks have historically outperformed large-cap stocks, suggesting potential for alpha generation in the mid-cap segment of the US stock market. The Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF could be a suitable option for investors looking to switch to mid-cap exposure, as its mid-cap value stocks have outperformed large-cap stocks in the past three years. Investors should consider factors such as market cap, growth vs value stocks, sector allocations, and active or passive stock selection when comparing alpha-generating ETFs.

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VFMF is an actively-managed multi-factor ETF emphasizing momentum, quality, and value, after applying a volatility screen to eliminate the market's most volatile stocks. Oddly, VFMF has underperformed three other Vanguard ETFs that emphasize these factors individually. In this case, the whole is less than the sum of the parts.

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VFMF selects U.S. stocks from all size segments based on recent price momentum, quality, and price. VFMF is actively-managed with a low 0.18% expense ratio. Interestingly, the strategy includes eliminating highly-volatile stocks. However, VFMF's current five-year beta is still high at 1.15, and historical standard deviation is also above broad-market ETFs.

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Factor investing is an alternative to indexing and active investing that has outperformed the market in the past.

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With more than two years of trading under their belts, Vanguard factor ETFs are trailing their passive counterparts.

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The value versus growth debate continues to rage in when it comes to factor investing, but there’s a case to be stated for not only both, but all factors.

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About 18 months ago, Vanguard got into factor-based exchange traded funds with six actively managed, though still cost-effective funds.

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