Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Fund Investor Shares (VMVFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
17.28
+0.01 (0.06%)
Dec 5, 2025, 8:10 AM EST
4.28%
Fund Assets 2.05B
Expense Ratio 0.21%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover 35.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.58
Dividend Yield 3.36%
Dividend Growth 34.89%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 18, 2024
Previous Close 17.27
YTD Return 12.28%
1-Year Return 8.17%
5-Year Return 49.95%
52-Week Low 15.04
52-Week High 17.44
Beta (5Y) 0.50
Holdings 225
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 Below Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VMVFX
Share Class Investor Shares
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Performance

VMVFX had a total return of 8.17% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.39%.

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

15.67% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Slbbh1142 n/a 2.02%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 1.57%
Cencora, Inc. COR 1.55%
United Microelectronics Corporation UMC 1.54%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 1.51%
Swisscom AG SCMN 1.51%
Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO 1.50%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ORLY 1.50%
McDonald's Corporation MCD 1.49%
Shell plc SHEL 1.49%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 18, 2024 $0.57964 Dec 19, 2024
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
Full Dividend History