VFMV Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF
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- 52-Week Range
- $127.45 – $147.42
- YTD
- +13.00%
- IV Rank (30D)
- 37.95
- Straddle Price
- $3.57
- Open
- $147.17
- Day Range
- $146.93 – $147.17
- Volume
- 731
- Prev Close
- $147.17
Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) ETF
No description available.
- Exchange
- BATS
- Inception
- 2018-02-13
- Has Options
- Yes
- Homepage
- https://investor.vanguard.com/etf
- Expense ratio
- 0.13% issuer, Oct 22, 2026
- Assets
- $480M shares × price, Oct 21, 2026
- Trailing yield
- 1.56% paid quarterly
- Average daily volume
- $2.3M 30 sessions
- Holdings
- 225 top 10 are 15.4%
- Listed
- Feb 13, 2018 Cboe BZX
- Net asset value
- $147.08 issuer, Oct 21, 2026 · closed +0.06% to NAV
- 30-day SEC yield
- 1.50% issuer, Sep 30, 2026
Moves with. US large-cap stocks (69% of its variance, beta 0.75); Value over growth (4% of its variance, beta 0.43); Small caps over large (3% of its variance, beta 0.07). These factors explain 78% of its daily moves over the last year.
Stated objective. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. (from the fund's prospectus)
All 225 holdingsFlow historySimilar fundsOverlap toolAll Low Volatility ETFs
- May 2026
- +$3.4M latest reported month
- Latest 3 months
- +$32M +7.6% of assets
- Latest 12 months
- +$112M +26.2% of assets
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| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | +$3.4M |
| Apr 2026 | −$11M |
| Mar 2026 | +$40M |
| Feb 2026 | +$38M |
| Jan 2026 | +$575K |
| Dec 2025 | +$5.1M |
| Nov 2025 | +$15M |
| Oct 2025 | +$7.2M |
| Sep 2025 | +$2.6M |
| Aug 2025 | +$2.6M |
| Jul 2025 | +$1.9M |
| Jun 2025 | +$7.0M |
Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 81 months ago
| Fund | Overlap | Fee | Assets | 1Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USMViShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 42% | 0.15% | $24.0B | +8.2% | compare |
| QUSState Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF | 38% | 0.15% | $1.6B | +14.6% | compare |
| ROUSHartford Multifactor US Equity ETF | 34% | 0.19% | $784M | +19.8% | compare |
| DLNWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund | 34% | 0.28% | $6.3B | +14.9% | compare |
| QLVNorthern Trust US Quality Low Volatility ETF | 34% | 0.08% | $173M | +13.1% | compare |
Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.
- Holdings vs fair value
- +7.6% 35% under, 24% over · 99% covered
- Price / earnings
- 23.7 3% loss-making · 98% covered
- Price / book · sales
- 3.4 · 2.4 revenue growth +8.3%
- Above 200-day average
- 72% 70% above 50-day · by weight
- Short interest
- 4.0% of float, weighted · 3.9 days to cover
- Insider buying
- 8% of weight had net insider buying, 90 days; 63% net selling
- 13F holders
- +2.9% change in shares held by institutions, latest quarter
- Reporting earnings
- 27.2% of weight in 7 days; 67.4% in 14
Each figure is the fund's holdings weighted by position size, using our data on those stocks, and covers only the share of the stock holdings stated. Positive fair value means the holdings trade below our estimate.
| Action | Holding | Weight before | Weight after | Shares vs flows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase | RVMDRevolution Medicines Inc | 0.63% | 0.80% | +20.2% |
| New position | ATEXAnterix Inc | — | 0.10% | — |
| New position | TWLOTwilio Inc | — | 0.05% | — |
| Increase | ETONEton Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.25% | 0.29% | +15.9% |
| New position | OKTAOkta Inc | — | 0.04% | — |
| Increase | HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise Co | 0.18% | 0.19% | +11.3% |
3 new, 0 exited, 3 increased and 0 decreased between the fund's two latest holdings reports; turnover 0.8%. Full holdings and history
- Authorized participants
- 5 active of 37 with agreements; top 3 did 84%
- Created · redeemed
- $183M · $23M over the fiscal year
- Redemptions in kind
- 76% creations 0% in kind
- Creation unit
- 5,000 shares
- Securities lending
- authorized, none lent
From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-25 | $0.3448 | CD |
| 2026-06-24 | 2026-06-26 | $0.4109 | CD |
| 2026-03-24 | 2026-03-26 | $0.4595 | CD |
| 2025-12-23 | 2025-12-26 | $1.0861 | CD |
| 2025-09-24 | 2025-09-26 | $0.5543 | CD |
| 2025-06-20 | 2025-06-24 | $0.6214 | CD |
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Asset Class | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XOM | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 1.61% | Equity (US) | US |
| CVX | Chevron Corp | 1.60% | Equity (US) | US |
| KO | Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.57% | Equity (US) | US |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.55% | Equity (US) | US |
| ADI | Analog Devices Inc | 1.54% | Equity (US) | US |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 1.54% | Equity (US) | US |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 1.53% | Equity (US) | US |
| TXN | Texas Instruments Inc | 1.50% | Equity (US) | US |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 1.48% | Equity (US) | US |
| AAPL | Apple Inc | 1.47% | Equity (US) | US |
| ALRM | Alarm.com Holdings Inc | 1.41% | Equity (US) | US |
| SO | Southern Co/The | 1.36% | Equity (US) | US |
| MRK | Merck & Co Inc | 1.34% | Equity (US) | US |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma PLC | 1.33% | Equity (Foreign) | GB |
| CAH | Cardinal Health Inc | 1.32% | Equity (US) | US |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | 1.25% | Equity (US) | US |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 1.25% | Equity (US) | US |
| CRUS | Cirrus Logic Inc | 1.24% | Equity (US) | US |
| L | Loews Corp | 1.20% | Equity (US) | US |
| T | AT&T Inc | 1.20% | Equity (US) | US |
| RSG | Republic Services Inc | 1.20% | Equity (US) | US |
| ROST | Ross Stores Inc | 1.20% | Equity (US) | US |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc | 1.19% | Equity (US) | US |
| CB | Chubb Ltd | 1.18% | Equity (Foreign) | CH |
| AME | AMETEK Inc | 1.15% | Equity (US) | US |
| WM | Waste Management Inc | 1.10% | Equity (US) | US |
| TJX | TJX Cos Inc/The | 1.08% | Equity (US) | US |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc | 1.07% | Equity (US) | US |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Inc | 1.07% | Equity (US) | US |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corp | 1.05% | Equity (US) | US |
| ALAB | Astera Labs Inc | 1.02% | Equity (US) | US |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp | 1.00% | Equity (US) | US |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc | 0.99% | Equity (US) | US |
| CTAS | Cintas Corp | 0.97% | Equity (US) | US |
| GD | General Dynamics Corp | 0.97% | Equity (US) | US |
| EOG | EOG Resources Inc | 0.97% | Equity (US) | US |
| META | Meta Platforms Inc | 0.97% | Equity (US) | US |
| BATRK | Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc | 0.96% | Equity (US) | US |
| LTC | LTC Properties Inc | 0.95% | Equity (US) | US |
| CME | CME Group Inc | 0.94% | Equity (US) | US |
| ADSK | Autodesk Inc | 0.91% | Equity (US) | US |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions Inc | 0.88% | Equity (US) | US |
| DBD | Diebold Nixdorf Inc | 0.87% | Equity (US) | US |
| ENSG | Ensign Group Inc/The | 0.86% | Equity (US) | US |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 0.86% | Equity (US) | US |
| MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc | 0.83% | Equity (US) | US |
| RVMD | Revolution Medicines Inc | 0.80% | Equity (US) | US |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | 0.80% | Equity (US) | US |
| HPQ | HP Inc | 0.80% | Equity (US) | US |
| CHD | Church & Dwight Co Inc | 0.77% | Equity (US) | US |
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.66% | -4.24% | 1.67% | 1.14% | 3.68% | 3.53% | 1.07% |
| Feb | -0.46% | -2.10% | -2.31% | 2.11% | 2.27% | 3.30% | 0.47% |
| Mar | 2.09% | 4.33% | 0.07% | 2.10% | -0.68% | -4.92% | 0.50% |
| Apr | 1.35% | -5.20% | -0.27% | -2.46% | -2.20% | 5.04% | -0.62% |
| May | 0.43% | 2.14% | -2.39% | 3.66% | 3.10% | 0.62% | 1.26% |
| Jun | 1.94% | -3.95% | 2.84% | 1.19% | 1.00% | -0.95% | 0.34% |
| Jul | 2.58% | 3.01% | 1.50% | 4.21% | -1.61% | 2.77% | 2.08% |
| Aug | 1.70% | -3.29% | -1.48% | 3.62% | 3.49% | 0.61% | 0.78% |
| Sep | -5.35% | -8.52% | -4.04% | 0.73% | 0.86% | -2.08% | -3.07% |
| Oct | 3.82% | 8.17% | 0.30% | -0.99% | -1.26% | 3.50%* | 2.26% |
| Nov | -1.63% | 4.51% | 5.07% | 5.94% | 2.77% | -- | 3.33% |
| Dec | 6.57% | -4.17% | 2.14% | -5.51% | -0.72% | -- | -0.34% |
| Total | 14.07% | -10.19% | 2.77% | 16.30% | 10.97% | 11.55% | 7.58% |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
LLM Stock Analysis Report
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 7)
Key Drivers:
- Technical indicators suggest a range-bound market with a bullish momentum
- Recent news headlines highlight a positive sentiment, but with no clear catalysts
- Low volatility and beta indicate a relatively low-risk investment
Primary Risks:
- Range-bound market may continue, limiting potential returns
- Lack of clear catalysts or trends may lead to consolidation
Investment Thesis: VFMV appears to be in a consolidative phase, with technical indicators suggesting a range-bound market. While the recent news headlines are positive, there is no clear catalyst to drive significant price movements. This stock may be suitable for investors seeking stable returns and willing to ride out potential short-term volatility.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: The positive sentiment from recent news headlines may have contributed to the stock's consolidation, as investors have become increasingly cautious.
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction:
- Short-term (1-4 weeks): Consolidative
- Medium-term (1-3 months): Neutral
- Long-term (3-12 months): Bullish
Support/Resistance Levels: The upper Bollinger Band at $147.08 serves as immediate resistance, while the lower band at $144.67 provides support.
Momentum Signals:
- RSI (14) is neutral at 48.13, indicating a lack of momentum
- MACD signal is bullish, suggesting continued upward momentum
Volume Analysis: Volume has been declining over the past few weeks, with no clear signs of increased buying or selling pressure.
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary:
- Positive news headlines have focused on ETFs and investment strategies
- No recent negative or bearish news has emerged
Sentiment Assessment: The overall sentiment is positive, driven by the recent news headlines and technical indicators.
Catalyst Identification: There are no clear catalysts driving price movements at this time. The stock may continue to consolidate until a significant event or trend emerges.
Market Narrative: The consolidation phase suggests that investors are becoming increasingly cautious, with no clear direction or sentiment dominating the market.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Risk Metrics:
- Beta: 0.43 (Low)
- Alpha: 0.03
- Correlation: 0.63
- Stock Volatility: 0.09 (Low)
Options Market Signals:
- IV Rank: 14.0% (Low)
- Current IV: 14.0%
- Expected Move: $3.58 (42 DTE), 7-DTE: $2.20
Risk Management: Investors may consider setting stop-loss levels at the lower Bollinger Band or around $142.00 to limit potential losses.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance:
- The sector has been trending upward, with a relative strength of 63% over the past month
Institutional Activity:
- No unusual institutional activity has emerged in recent weeks
Correlation Analysis:
- VFMV is highly correlated with the S&P 500 (R-squared = 0.93)
Relative Valuation:
- The stock is positioned near the middle of its trading range, suggesting a relatively neutral position.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- Upper Bollinger Band: $147.08
- Lower Bollinger Band: $144.67
- SMA 20: $145.88
Breakout/Breakdown Levels:
- Breakout above the upper Bollinger Band may signal a new uptrend
- Breakdown below the lower Bollinger Band could indicate a more significant downturn
Time-Sensitive Catalysts:
- No immediate catalysts are present, but investors should monitor earnings and market developments for potential trends or events.
Risk Management:
- Investors may consider setting stop-loss levels at the lower Bollinger Band or around $142.00 to limit potential losses.
- Position sizing considerations: investors should maintain a balanced portfolio and adjust their risk exposure according to their individual risk tolerance.
By analyzing these technical indicators, news headlines, and market metrics, investors can better understand the stock's performance and make informed investment decisions.
VFMV Options Activity & IV Rank
VFMV IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →
Volatility Metrics
Options Flow
ATM Options Pricing
Chain Summary
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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Risk Metrics
Analysis Details
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
VFMV Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.
- Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
- SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
- Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
- Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
- Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
- Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
- SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
- 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
- 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
- >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
- Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
- Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
- A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.
Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.
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