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Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF Shares (VFMF)

Mid-Cap Value | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
166.03 USD +2.37 (1.450%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:38 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 167.00 +0.97 (0.583%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 5:29 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:49 p.m. EDT

VFMF has shown a recent upward trend, with the price approaching its 52-week high. The dividend yield is attractive, and the recent price movements suggest potential for short-term momentum. However, the options data indicates caution, with a mix of bearish and neutral signals. For long-term investors, the fundamentals and consistent dividend payouts make it a solid holding, but short-term traders should be cautious and consider the volatility signals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.024993
AutoARIMA0.026039
MSTL0.026502
AutoETS0.028964

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.25
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.206
Excess Kurtosis -1.23
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 13.99

As of April 11, 2026, 2:49 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates a mixed sentiment. For the April 17 expiration, there is a notable amount of in-the-money (ITM) put options with an ATM strike of 156.0, suggesting some bearish sentiment or protective positioning. The IV is relatively high at 58%, which could indicate increased volatility expectations. For the May 15 expiration, the ATM strike at 160.0 has ITM put options with a lower IV of 32%, suggesting a more neutral or slightly bearish outlook. Overall, the options market appears to be cautious, with a potential for short-term volatility.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.42% 1.64% 1.78% 1.93%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.650 0.420087
2025-12-23 0.641 0.421187
2025-09-24 0.472 0.330080
2025-06-20 0.607 0.473003
2025-03-25 0.603 0.474008
2024-12-23 0.596 0.464459
2024-09-26 0.517 0.410035
2024-06-27 0.561 0.474544
2024-03-21 0.422 0.346920
2023-12-19 0.549 0.495254
2023-09-21 0.411 0.418118
2023-06-23 0.580 0.607310
2023-03-23 0.507 0.562717
2022-12-22 0.658 0.708653
2022-09-23 0.587 0.710265
2022-06-29 0.598 0.708161
2022-03-21 0.337 0.345008
2021-12-27 0.583 0.588188
2021-09-24 0.319 0.341643
2021-06-29 0.334 0.363512
2021-03-22 0.250 0.283312
2020-12-24 0.453 0.594456
2020-09-21 0.231 0.367193
2020-06-29 0.309 0.516457
2020-03-23 0.313 0.725188
2019-12-20 0.379 0.520976
2019-09-16 0.235 0.344553
2019-06-21 0.357 0.534289
2019-03-21 0.334 0.503835
2018-12-19 0.343 0.578462
2018-09-26 0.249 0.344261
2018-06-28 0.231 0.334844
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.53

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 166.95
All Time Low 47.19
Ask 167.54
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 19,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 20,247
Average Volume 20,247
Average Volume10Days 19,070
Beta3 Year 1.02
Bid 165.39
Bid Size 100
Category Mid-Cap Value
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 166.95
Day Low 164.4408
Dividend Yield 1.53
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.87
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 159.26312
Fifty Day Average Change 6.769882
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.042507533
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 41.220116
Fifty Two Week High 166.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.9169922
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.005492616
Fifty Two Week Low 114.73
Fifty Two Week Low Change 51.303
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4471629
Fifty Two Week Range 114.73 - 166.95
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,518,705,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1270388
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,518,480,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary 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 relatively strong recent performance, strong fundamentals, and low prices relative to fundamentals as determined by the advisor. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets will be invested in securities issued by U.S. companies.
Long Name Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_545841450
Nav Price 166.06
Net Assets 534,991,488.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.18
Open 164.49
Phone 6,106,696,295
Post Market Change 0.9673004
Post Market Change Percent 0.5825963
Post Market Price 167.0
Post Market Time 1,776,461,350
Previous Close 163.66
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.373
Regular Market Change Percent 1.44996
Regular Market Day High 166.95
Regular Market Day Low 164.4408
Regular Market Day Range 164.4408 - 166.95
Regular Market Open 164.49
Regular Market Previous Close 163.66
Regular Market Price 166.033
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,722
Regular Market Volume 13,389
Short Name Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VFMF
Three Year Average Return 0.20617439
Total Assets 534,991,488
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 13.987617
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.50266
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.50266
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 148.53676
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.496246
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.117790684
Type Disp ETF
Volume 13,389
Yield 0.0153
Ytd Return 3.50266