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Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market.

$146.06

Key Metrics

TER 0.13% per year
Distribution policy Distributing
Fund size USD 426 M
Inception date February 13, 2018
Holdings 189
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider Vanguard
For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

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Historical Return

Last updated: Aug 17, 2026
1 Year +13.5% +1.7% Div
3 Years (avg.) +14.2% +1.7% Div
5 Years (avg.) +7.4% +1.7% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Aug 17, 2026

Volatility

8.42% 1 Year
10.08% 3 Years
11.59% 5 Years
14.03% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-6.34% 1 Year
-10.70% 3 Years
-16.54% 5 Years
-33.96% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.89 1 Year
0.87 3 Years
0.28 5 Years
0.30 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Aug 17, 2026
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2018 -3.2% 9.7% 5.6% 9.0% 5.5% 5.6% 6.9% 7.1%
2019 24.3% 10.3% 13.4% 7.8% 7.4% 8.7% 8.6%
2020 -2.2% 8.2% 2.8% 3.6% 5.8% 6.2%
2021 19.8% 5.4% 5.6% 7.9% 8.0%
2022 -7.3% -0.9% 4.2% 5.2%
2023 6.0% 10.5% 9.7%
2024 15.0% 11.6%
2025 8.3%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Aug 17, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
16%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
13%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
25%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
11%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
12%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
1%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
16%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
12%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
21%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
24%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
15%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.1%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
3.6%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
14.9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
56.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
25.4%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Aug 17, 2026
8.4% Top 5 Holdings
16.0% Top 10 Holdings
62.8% Top 50 Holdings
90.0% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
QCOM Qualcomm, Inc.
1.8%
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
1.8%
MSFT Microsoft Corporation
1.7%
AAPL Apple Inc
1.6%
TXN Texas Instruments Inc.
1.6%

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Aug 23, 2026
Market
Average
Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares. $606B -
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 1.48% 2.00%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 0.81 -
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth. 29.89 24.24
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything -122.55 -
Profitable Companies 98% -
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued. 30.59 20.38
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 6.67 9.51
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company 5.94 11.98
Market
Average
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT 22.76 13.08
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue 7.45 11.78
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value 0.15 0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary. -0.11 0.27
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. 21.01% 21.76%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. +30.5% +53.7%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 18.35% 2.03%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. 10.86% 4.12%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits. 17.85% 3.98%

Sectors

Manufacturing 41.6%
Information 16.3%
Finance and Insurance 11.4%
Utilities 6.8%
Retail Trade 5.4%
Wholesale Trade 1.9%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 1.8%
Health Care and Social Assistance 1.8%
Energy 1.5%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1.3%
Accommodation and Food Services 1.3%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.1%
Transportation and Warehousing 1.0%
Public Administration 0.9%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 0.8%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 0.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 0.2%
Finance 0.1%
Healthcare 0.1%
Financial Services 0.1%
Educational Services 0.0%
Other 2.9%

Countries

United States 97.0%
Switzerland 1.2%
Ireland 0.9%
United Kingdom 0.6%
Other 0.2%
Bermuda 0.1%
Other 0.0%

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