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Vanguard Financials ETF

VFH
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jan 26 2004
Expense Ratio
0.10%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$56,427,663
AUM
$7,585,043,841
Associated Index
MSCI US Investable Market Financials 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
8.91%
BRK/B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B
8.42%
BAC
Bank Of America Corp.
5.25%
WFC
Wells Fargo & Co.
3.77%
MS
Morgan Stanley
2.59%
GS
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
2.52%
SPGI
S&P Global Inc
2.41%
SCHW
Charles Schwab Corp.
2.40%
AXP
American Express Co.
2.34%
BLK
Blackrock Inc.
2.19%
Invest with VFH

What is VFH?

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the financials sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that provide financial services.

ETFs related toVFH

ETFs correlated to VFH include FNCL, IYF, FAS

VFH
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Financials ETF
FNCL
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF
IYF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Financials ETF
FAS
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares
XLF
SSgA Active Trust - Financial Select Sector SPDR
RYF
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF
IYG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF
UYG
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra Financials 2x Shares
FXO
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund
IXG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Global Financials ETF
BNKU
Bank of Montreal - MicroSectorsTM U.S. Big Banks Index 3X Leveraged ETNs

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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Risk Rating

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Risk Rating

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FAQ

VFH is a US Equities ETF. Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the financials sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that provide financial services.

VFH tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Financials 25/50 Index.

No, VFH is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, VFH is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on VFH is -0.1219%. This is the percent change in the value of VFH over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on VFH is -0.0348%. This is the percent change in the value of VFH over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of VFH for the past year is 0.2461%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to VFH include XLK, XLU, and XLY.

ETFs correlated to VFH include FNCL, IYF, and FAS.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to VFH include FAZ, SKF, and SEF.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.