A Daily Network publication
Explore the network
ETF Daily
The Definitive Daily Read on Exchange-Traded Funds
Sunday, August 23, 2026The Morning Brief →Sign in

Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF

$232.52+0.68% today
17725052-WK

The fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks with the potential to generate higher returns relative to the broad U.S. equity market by investing in stocks with strong recent performance as determined by the advisor. The portfolio will include a diverse mix of companies representing many different market sectors and industry groups. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in securities issued by U.S. companies.

Price & daily flows
236.3218.9201.5232.52DAILY NET FLOWFeb 19Apr 21Jun 22Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +19.4% so far this year. At 0.13% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLI runs the same ground at 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$646Massets under management
0.13%expense ratio · $13 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
66Kavg daily volume, 30 days
594holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed February 12, 2018 · beta 1.52
The book at a glance
SNDK-0.3%MPC+0.7%VLO+2.2%MU-0.8%PSX+1.2%AMAT-0.8%AMD+0.8%FTNT+1.8%MRVL-5.6%DELL+1.7%WDC-2.0%LRCX+1.1%KLAC-1.0%JNJ+1.1%MRK+2.4%EOG+0.6%GEV-0.9%BNY+0.8%FDX-0.3%INTC-2.2%HWM-0.7%CAT+1.5%GLW-1.1%PANW+2.4%VRT-1.0%CVS-0.7%MNST+0.6%XOM-0.6%LLY+0.9%CRWD+0.8%CSX+1.2%PWR-3.5%SLB+0.6%CSCO+1.3%UNH+1.4%ROST+4.4%SCCO+8.7%UNP+1.3%TXN

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SNDKSandisk Corporation 1.05%$1596.08-0.3%
2MPCMARATHON PETROLEUM0.92%$360.72+0.7%
3VLOVALERO ENERGY0.90%$348.86+2.2%
4MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY0.91%$966.78-0.8%
5PSXPHILLIPS 660.85%$242.87+1.2%
6AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS0.84%$492.32-0.8%
7AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES0.81%$473.25+0.8%
8FTNTFORTINET0.76%$153.51+1.8%
9MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY0.82%$237.04-5.6%
10DELLDELL TECHNOLOGIES0.75%$442.08+1.7%
11WDCWESTERN DIGITAL0.77%$459.44-2.0%
12LRCXLAM RESEARCH0.74%$314.00+1.1%
13KLACKLA0.75%$183.99-1.0%
14JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON0.73%$270.24+1.1%
15MRKMERCK & CO0.72%$152.55+2.4%

The full book, free with one sign-in.

Top 15 positions are open to everyone. Sign in once and every fund’s complete holdings — plus CSV export, watchlists, and flow alerts — unlock across the network.

Sign in to see all 594
Sector weights
Industrials20.09%
Technology Services19.86%
Technology17.87%
Financial Services17.67%
Healthcare14.52%
Electronic Technology13.49%
Health Technology12.72%
Consumer Cyclical12.43%
Producer Manufacturing10.49%
Finance9.48%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.54%
Ireland1.69%
Bermuda1.41%
United Kingdom0.79%
Luxembourg0.41%
Brazil0.39%
Cayman Islands0.29%
Canada0.25%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-3.6%
1 month+2.0%
3 months+1.3%
6 months+12.2%
YTD+19.4%
1 year+29.1%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
28%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
24%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 1.1% of the book; the top ten carry 9%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 170 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1calls today
1puts today
1.00put/call ratio
41Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY$562M$679M
SNDK Sandisk Corporation $357M$331M
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES$201M$188M
MRNA MODERNA$178M$164M
AAPL APPLE$127M$146M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against VFMO

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VFMO on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-9bp on fee · 52× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-9bp on fee · 43× the assets · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
ILCG iShares Morningstar Growth ETF0.04%$3.3B+$7M-9bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$7M in over the monthHead-to-head
VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund0.04%$135.5B-9bp on fee · 210× the assetsHead-to-head
VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund0.04%$125.5B-9bp on fee · 194× the assetsHead-to-head
Sign in to save this to The RecordA timestamped copy for the file — documentation, not advice.
InstrumentsHarvest substitutesTrade cost at $1MClient tearsheetStress this fund
Every weekday · 6:30 a.m. ET

The Morning Brief

The private wealth industry in four minutes, every weekday at 6:30 a.m. ET. Free.