Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund Investor Shares (VMVFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
15.67
-0.04 (-0.25%)
Jul 24, 2024, 8:06 AM EDT
12.41%
Fund Assets 2.02B
Expense Ratio 0.21%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover 45.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.43
Dividend Yield 2.75%
Dividend Growth -35.59%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 15, 2023
Previous Close 15.71
YTD Return 11.36%
1-Year Return 16.38%
5-Year Return 41.20%
52-Week Low 13.41
52-Week High 15.71
Beta (5Y) 0.55
Holdings 317
Inception Date Dec 13, 2013

About VMVFX

The fund invests primarily in U.S. and foreign stocks that are expected to generate lower volatility relative to the global equity market. The portfolio will include a diverse mix of companies located in many different countries and representing many different market sectors and industry groups. It generally will seek to hedge most of its currency exposure back to the U.S. dollar to reduce overall portfolio volatility.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category World Large-Stock Blend
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VMVFX
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Performance

VMVFX had a total return of 16.38% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.33%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VMNVX Admiral Shares 0.14%

Top 10 Holdings

16.43% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
AptarGroup, Inc. ATR 1.71%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. CHD 1.70%
ICICI Bank Limited IBN 1.70%
Merck & Co., Inc. MRK 1.68%
Republic Services, Inc. RSG 1.66%
Cencora COR 1.66%
Waste Management, Inc. WM 1.65%
Colgate-Palmolive Company CL 1.61%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited TSM 1.55%
AbbVie Inc. ABBV 1.52%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 15, 2023 $0.4297 Dec 18, 2023
Dec 14, 2022 $0.66717 Dec 15, 2022
Dec 15, 2021 $0.5053 Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2020 $0.2767 Dec 17, 2020
Dec 17, 2019 $0.6616 Dec 18, 2019
Apr 30, 2019 $0.026 n/a
Full Dividend History