Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF Shares (VFH) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF Shares (VFH) is an exchange-traded fund in the Financial category. Total net assets stand at $14.77B. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.09%. On a $10,000 position that is $9.00 a year. The fund is issued by Vanguard. The inception date on file is February 4, 2004.

Its biggest positions are JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (BRK-B), and Mastercard Inc Class A (MA). JPMorgan Chase & Co alone accounts for 9.74% of the portfolio.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VFH is $142.05, dated September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +8.37%. The stored price history starts on February 7, 2025, and the total return since then is +13.99%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 1.65%. The provider also reports a 3 years average return of +21.62%.

2026 is still running; the price is +6.41% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Daily returns over the trailing 1 year annualize to a volatility of 14.95%. The reported beta is 0.78. The 52-week range on file runs from $116.67 to $143.20. The latest close sits 21.75% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.