Should Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IVOV) Be on Your Investing Radar?

Looking for broad exposure to the Mid Cap Value segment of the US equity market? You should consider the Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IVOV), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on September 9, 2010.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 24, 2025

IVOV Compared To Other Mid-Cap Value ETFs

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index Fund ETF Shares holds 298 mid-cap stocks selected based on book value to price, earnings to price and sales to price. The IVOV ETF is well-diversified across holdings, with a focus on financials and industrials. I compare IVOV to its competitors. RFV looks the best one based on historical return, but it is also riskier.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 18, 2025

Vanguard Has 17 Small And Mid-Cap ETFs. Which Are Best Right Now?

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.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 8, 2024

January FOMC Meeting Review: The 'Fed-Amental' Attribution Error

The Federal Reserve kept rates steady and maintained a hawkish stance toward inflation while acknowledging an outstanding economy and progress in vanquishing inflationary pressure. Expectations for rate cuts in March were dampened by a change in statement language and Powell's comments in the press conference.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 31, 2024

IVOV: A Well-Diversified Value ETF For Long-Term Investors

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF implements a systematic strategy based on value and growth ratios. It is well-diversified across sectors and holdings. The underlying index has outperformed the S&P Mid-Cap 400 benchmark since 2000.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 6, 2023

Time for Mid-Cap Value ETFs to Capitalize on "Rolling Expansion"?

While many Wall Street analysts were expecting a soft landing in the U.S. economy hurt by high inflation and rates, the latest view is that "rolling recession" is turning into "rolling expansion," per a top Wall Street economist, as quoted on MarketWatch.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 13, 2023

IVOV: A Mid-Cap Value ETF By Vanguard

IVOV tracks the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value Index. Valuation metrics are not much cheaper than in the parent index S&P 400.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 4, 2023

Odds & Ends: 6 Vanguard ETFs to See Share Splits

Plus, iShares added an emerging market bond ETF to its lineup at the end of the week.

ETFcom • Feb 28, 2023

Vanguard Announces Share Splits for Six Equity ETFs

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. , Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard today announced plans to execute forward share splits for six equity ETFs.

PRNewsWire • Feb 22, 2023

Mid-Cap ETF (IVOV) Hits New 52-Week High

This mid-cap ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF?

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 2, 2023