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Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF earns a Buy rating for its resilient, actively managed, factor-based approach in volatile markets. VFMF targets value, momentum, and quality, screening out the most volatile stocks and overweighting financials and small caps versus the Russell 3000 Index. The fund's 0.18% expense ratio, 50% turnover, and recent successful picks like Micron and Cisco highlight effective active management.
Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF (VFMF) is upgraded to 'buy' due to discounted valuation and strong earnings acceleration versus the Russell 3000 Index. VFMF's portfolio leans toward smaller value stocks, sacrificing quality and earnings growth but benefiting from the current market environment favoring value. Despite underweighting high-growth tech, VFMF's next-year EPS growth (10.18%) outpaces its three-year CAGR, signaling positive earnings momentum.
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a much lower expense ratio of 0.07% compared to 0.18% for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF outperformed on a one-year total return basis, but Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has delivered higher growth over the last five years Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF is heavily concentrated with over 50% of assets in the technology sector, while the iShares fund is more diversified across industrials and healthcare
Year to date, the Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF and the Vanguard Information Technology ETF have more than doubled the S&P 500's return. The Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF is an actively-managed fund that provides exposure to stocks with strong recent performance.
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF provides exposure to 212 holdings while Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF focuses on a concentrated group of 69 stocks Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF maintains a lower expense ratio of 0.05% compared to the 0.07% fee for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Both ETFs are heavily weighted toward technology but Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has shown a shallower maximum drawdown over the last five years
Vanguard has long been well-known for its lineup of broad-based, ultra-low-cost index funds and ETFs. It has an underrated lineup too: The Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF and Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF.
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF offers a slightly lower expense ratio of 0.05% compared to 0.07% for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF provides much higher concentration in the technology sector and significantly better five-year growth of $1,000 Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF maintains a more diversified portfolio with 550 holdings versus 146 for the large-cap growth fund
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a much lower expense ratio of 0.07% compared to 0.24% for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has outperformed over the last year but shows a higher maximum drawdown over the five-year period Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF is highly concentrated in the technology sector while iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF has a more balanced industry mix