3 Vanguard ETFs to Buy With $2,000 and Hold Forever

Given that your goal is almost always going to be growth, make a point of owning a solid, well-diversified growth holding. Even if you don't need dividend income just yet, know that high-quality dividend payers tend to produce growth-like gains.

The Motley Fool • Nov 25, 2025

VFMF ETF: Underperforming Its Benchmark

Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF uses a rules-based, factor-driven approach targeting value, momentum, and quality in U.S. equities. VFMF has consistently underperformed its benchmark and peers like IWV, despite a similar low fee structure and active management. The ETF's portfolio skews toward small caps and financials, with higher volatility (beta 1.09) and a sub-1 Sharpe ratio, raising risk concerns.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 29, 2025

VFMF: Factor Weighted, Underperforming Russell 3000 Fund

VFMF uses a multifactor, rules-based approach targeting value, momentum, and quality, but has underperformed its Russell 3000 benchmark. Despite a reasonable mandate and low fees, VFMF's returns and risk-adjusted performance lag behind passive alternatives like IWV. The fund's portfolio skews toward small-caps and value traps, contributing to volatility and underwhelming risk-adjusted returns.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 1, 2025

VFMF: Multi-Factor Investing In One Fund

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.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 3, 2024

What Are Vanguard's Best and Worst Performing ETFs in 2024?

Vanguard ETFs are popular investment vehicles, thanks to their low costs and above average performance. Here is a rundown of the fund family's best and worst performers this year.

The Motley Fool • Jul 15, 2024

What You Don't Know About These Vanguard And Fidelity ETFs Can Hurt Your Alpha

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.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 3, 2024

VFMF: A Multifactor Fund With Little Information To Go On

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.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 28, 2024

The 3 Best ETFs to Buy in June 2024

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.

InvestorPlace • Jun 5, 2024

Vanguard ETFs: An Overview

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.

The Motley Fool • Apr 27, 2024

VFMF: Multifactor ETF With Attractive Fundamentals, But Lagging Competitors

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.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 1, 2024