Vanguard U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF |
Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF |
Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF |
Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF |
Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF |
Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF |
Your Fund’s Performance at a Glance
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1 |
Advisor’s Report
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2 |
About Your Fund’s Expenses
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4 |
U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF
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6 |
U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF
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25 |
U.S. Momentum Factor ETF
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37 |
U.S. Multifactor ETF
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56 |
U.S. Quality Factor ETF
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73 |
U.S. Value Factor ETF
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92 |
• | Vanguard’s six U.S. Factor ETFs posted returns ranging from about 17% to nearly 38% (based on net asset value) for the 12 months ended November 30, 2021. Three of the six ETFs beat the 26.34% return of their benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index. |
• | The U.S. Factor ETFs seek to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks that have lower or higher measures of certain factors relative to the broad U.S. equity market. |
• | Vanguard U.S. Value ETF performed best among the group, returning 37.51% based on net asset value. |
• | Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF produced the lowest returns, at 17.22% based on net asset value. Performance was held back as defensive sectors favored by this strategy underperformed as the market recovered over the past 12 months. |
• | All six ETFs regularly use derivatives to hedge portfolio risks. On balance, the ETFs’ holdings in equity index futures contracts contributed to performance. |
Average Annual Total Returns Periods Ended November 30, 2021 | |||
One Year | Three Years | Five Years | |
Stocks | |||
Russell 1000 Index (Large-caps) | 26.67% | 20.65% | 17.93% |
Russell 2000 Index (Small-caps) | 22.03 | 14.22 | 12.14 |
Russell 3000 Index (Broad U.S. market) | 26.34 | 20.20 | 17.51 |
FTSE All-World ex US Index (International) | 9.63 | 10.38 | 9.56 |
Bonds | |||
Bloomberg
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (Broad taxable market) |
-1.15% | 5.52% | 3.65% |
Bloomberg
Municipal Bond Index (Broad tax-exempt market) |
1.97 | 5.09 | 4.38 |
FTSE Three-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index | 0.05 | 1.02 | 1.12 |
CPI | |||
Consumer Price Index | 6.81% | 3.32% | 2.86% |
• | Based on actual fund return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period. The ”Ending Account Value“ shown is derived from the fund‘s actual return, and the third column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the fund. You may use the information here, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. |
• | Based on hypothetical 5% yearly return. This section is intended to help you compare your fund‘s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the fund had a yearly return of 5% before expenses, but that the expense ratio is unchanged. In this case—because the return used is not the fund’s actual return—the results do not apply to your investment. The example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on a 5% return. You can assess your fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds. |
Six Months Ended November 30, 2021 | |||
Beginning Account Value 5/31/2021 |
Ending Account Value 11/30/2021 |
Expenses Paid During Period | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | |||
U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF | $1,000.00 | $997.60 | $0.65 |
U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,044.70 | $0.67 |
U.S. Momentum Factor ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,027.10 | $0.66 |
U.S. Multifactor ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,019.10 | $0.91 |
U.S. Quality Factor ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,045.70 | $0.67 |
U.S. Value Factor ETF | $1,000.00 | $987.80 | $0.65 |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Yearly Return | |||
U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,024.42 | $0.66 |
U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,024.42 | $0.66 |
U.S. Momentum Factor ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,024.42 | $0.66 |
U.S. Multifactor ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,024.17 | $0.91 |
U.S. Quality Factor ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,024.42 | $0.66 |
U.S. Value Factor ETF | $1,000.00 | $1,024.42 | $0.66 |
Average Annual Total Returns Periods Ended November 30, 2021 |
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One Year |
Since Inception (2/13/2018) |
Final
Value of a $10,000 Investment | ||
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U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF Net Asset Value | 24.89% | 12.27% | $15,512 |
U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF Market Price | 24.88 | 12.28 | 15,517 | |
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Russell 3000 Index | 26.34 | 17.17 | 18,243 |
One Year |
Since Inception (2/13/2018) | |
U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF Market Price | 24.88% | 55.17% |
U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF Net Asset Value | 24.89 | 55.12 |
Russell 3000 Index | 26.34 | 82.43 |
Basic Materials | 5.2% |
Consumer Discretionary | 8.5 |
Consumer Staples | 3.3 |
Energy | 2.2 |
Financials | 24.6 |
Health Care | 18.7 |
Industrials | 22.7 |
Real Estate | 0.9 |
Technology | 10.5 |
Telecommunications | 2.0 |
Utilities | 1.4 |