Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH)
| Assets | $12.87B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.09% |
| PE Ratio | 18.26 |
| Shares Out | 100.51M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.06 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.59% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 28.90% |
| Volume | 466,260 |
| Open | 129.95 |
| Previous Close | 129.91 |
| Day's Range | 129.00 - 130.06 |
| 52-Week Low | 100.87 |
| 52-Week High | 133.85 |
| Beta | 1.04 |
| Holdings | 414 |
| Inception Date | Jan 26, 2004 |
About VFH
Fund Home PageThe Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI US IMI 25/50 Financials index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of companies in the US financials sector. VFH was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is issued by Vanguard.
Top 10 Holdings
44.39% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM | 10.01% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | BRK.B | 7.78% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | MA | 5.56% |
| Bank of America Corporation | BAC | 4.22% |
| Visa Inc. | V | 4.11% |
| Wells Fargo & Company | WFC | 3.08% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | GS | 2.79% |
| Mktliq 12/31/2049 | n/a | 2.54% |
| Morgan Stanley | MS | 2.18% |
| Citigroup Inc. | C | 2.13% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2025 | $0.4185 | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.4717 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.5106 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $0.6569 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.5526 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.4608 | Jul 2, 2024 |
Performance
VFH had a total return of 15.81% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.74%.
News
History Favors the Financial Sector Following Rate Cuts
The first rate cut of the year gives investors the opportunity to position their portfolios to capture future upside in certain sectors, should further cuts occur. History has an uncanny ability to re...
VFH: Financials Thrive With Q2 Earnings In The Rearview
VFH posted strong Q2 results, with robust earnings growth and high beat rates, driving a 10% rally since my initial buy call. Valuation remains attractive at a 16.3x P/E and a modest 1.54x PEG, with a...
VFH: Earnings Growth, Cheap Valuations And Strong Credit Market Trends Back The Upside
The US financial sector has shown strong resilience and profitability, outperforming expectations despite recession risks and interest rate uncertainty. Big banks, payment processors, investment banks...
Is there a place to hide as DIA, QQQ, and SPY ETFs plummet?
US stock index futures plummeted on Thursday as investors gave a thumbs down approval to Donald Trump's tariffs. Dow Jones Index futures plummeted by almost 1,000 points, while those tied to the S&P ...
VFH: Upgrading Financials To Buy, A Needed Trump 2.0 Sentiment Reset
Upgrading VFH to a buy due to improved valuation and technical correction; shares are now 10% off all-time highs. VFH's broad exposure limits downside, with a 3% YTD return, outperforming the S&P 500'...
VFH: The Financials Sector Is Well-Positioned To Extend Momentum Into 2025
Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF Shares outperformed major indices in 2024, and I maintain a buy rating due to strong sector fundamentals and economic growth prospects. The financials sector is pois...
Earnings Season On Tap: Taking A Measured Financials Sector Stance On VFH
The Financials sector is a top performer in 2024, driven by optimism for increased M&A activity, favorable regulations, and solid valuations. I maintain a hold rating on VFH due to decent valuation an...
Trump Victory Sends Bank Stocks Higher, Leading S&P 500 On Regulatory Hopes
After Donald Trump's decisive win in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Wall Street reacted strongly, particularly in the financial sector. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund XLF rose 4.84%, whil...
VFH: U.S. Financials Offer High IRR Potential
Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF invests in U.S. Financials sector stocks, with a low expense ratio of 0.10% and $10.1 billion in net assets. VFH's top holdings include JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hat...
VFH: Top Holdings Remain Resilient, But Consumer Risks Are Rising
VFH warrants a hold rating due to the resiliency of top holdings despite rising consumer risk factors such as increasing credit card delinquencies and decreasing savings rates. VFH is a passively mana...
VFH: Not Attractive In This Macroeconomic Environment
Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 index since its inception in 2004. The fund's portfolio of U.S. financial stocks has a slower growth profile than the broader market. ...
VFH: A 2023 Redux In Play Amid Rising Rates (Rating Downgrade)
The forward rate outlook has changed dramatically in recent days, with US Treasury note yields reaching multi-week highs as interest rate volatility ticks back up. Higher interest rates and an inverte...
VFH: A Counterintuitive Credit Event Bet
The Vanguard Financials ETF provides broad exposure to the financial sector with low costs and solid performance history. VFH has a diversified portfolio with top holdings including Berkshire Hathaway...
VFH: A Mixed Picture In The Short Term
Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF offers opportunities and risks in the short term, with a mix of banks and other financial sub-sectors. The fund has underperformed the overall market in the last two...
With Inflation Still High, These ETFs Will Likely Disappoint This Year
Inflation above 2% has a negative impact on stock prices; the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has averaged poor performance during such years. Various sub-sectors of the stock market and sectors of th...
VFH: Low Contagion Risk And Earnings Growth Could Drive Shares Higher
Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF Shares may be the right choice for investors looking to capitalize on the recent volatility in the financial sector. The financial sector is expected to record robus...
Financials In Focus Ahead Of CPI And The Fed: VFH A Buy
The World Bank raised its global real GDP growth outlook for 2023 to 2.1% but cut 2024 expectations from 2.7% to 2.4%. Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF is recommended for its low valuation and high ...
Why are banks failing?
Fox News contributor Liz Peek shares her insight on how Fed rate hikes are contributing to U.S. bank failures on ‘The Evening Edit.'
VFH: Targeted QE To Balance High Inflation And Financial Stress
The Fed's recent hike may appear contradictory given the stress level in the banking sector. Looking closer, the U.S. central bank appears to have more of a two-pronged approach, which I term "targete...
Vanguard Financials ETF: A Gamble For Dip Buyers
The price drop of Vanguard Financials ETF does not seem to be a buying opportunity given that the fundamentals of the financial sector are likely to continue to worsen. Despite the failure of several ...
3 Dividend ETFs I Am Greedily Buying In 2023
In 2023, most of the market's interesting opportunities are in dividend-paying sectors. Tightening has a negative effect on the value of high growth opportunities.
The Vanguard Financials ETF: Timely Or Time Up?
As most of you know, rising interest rates are typically a positive catalyst for banks because their net-interest-margin ("NIM) rises and that leads to increased profits. Obviously, we have been - and...
VFH: Banking Is The New Oil
Big bank earnings season has come and gone. The big banks all posted large increases in net interest income.
VFH: Financials Stocks Are Not Expensive But Poorly Positioned Cyclically
VFH invests in financials stocks. VFH has performed about as well (or rather, about as poorly) as the major U.S. equity indices this year.
VFH: Financials Priced To Outperform
As the Federal Reserve scales back quantitative easing, the commodity of money benefits. On the back of normalized interest rates, financials are set to be the best performing sector of the decade.
The Best ETFs To Own When Inflation Is High
Inflation is now well over the Fed's preferred level of 2% and promises to remain overheated during the remainder of 2022.So the question becomes what categories of ETFs (or even mutual funds) an inve...
VFH: Rising Rates A Strong Tailwind For Vanguard Financials ETF
Interest rates are a key driver of earnings for financial services companies. As a result, the current rising interest rate environment is generally bullish for the sector.
Vanguard Financials ETF: Bullish In The Medium Term
Data suggest that the Vanguard Financials ETF has delivered small returns (average annual price gain of 5.63% and a dividend yield of about 1.77%) for long-term investors. However, tailwinds in the fo...
VFH: Financials Are Still Undervalued
In spite of a strong run recently, U.S. financials still look undervalued. VFH is concentrated in some of the biggest U.S. financials stocks. With an average return on equity of circa 11-12%, and a re...
The Creative Destruction Of Banking: Aspiration Or Ultimatum?
The economic principle of replacing existing business processes and models with innovative and more efficient ones is nothing new. According to PYMNTS research, 86 percent of consumers have gone onlin...
Financials Look Ripe For A Reversal
The financials and banking stocks have been some of the best performing of the reflation trade since the second half of 2020. On the whole, we know banks like to make their profits by lending long ter...
VFH: Financials Still Look Well Positioned
VFH is an ETF that focuses on the Financials sector. Financials stocks have outperformed, after underperforming following the emergence of COVID-19.
Financial-sector ETFs pop as yields jump
Exchange-traded funds tracking the financial sector and banks rallied Thursday as bond yields rose. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund was up 1% late morning, as was the Invesco KBWB Bank ETF.