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Is VFVA a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) is a value and dividend-growth ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VFVA 3.8 out of 10 — highest on Return (7.1), lowest on Quality (1.0). It trades at 13.6 times earnings, against its own median of 11.6. Its ten largest holdings are 7% of the fund.

What stands out in VFVA's data

U.S. companies with low valuations, screened through a value factor.

Priced a touch cheaper than the typical value fund — a small discount on the same earnings stream.

Trailing P/E multiple of 13.6x runs just under the 13.7x category median, and its 20.1% EBITDA margin trails the 26.1% peer norm — the cheap price reflects weaker profitability.

A value tilt for a portfolio that already favors cheaper stocks.

Why did VFVA move this week? It rose 0.7% in the week to October 28, 2026 — General Motors and Rapid7 drove it

VFVA rose 0.7% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were General Motors (+8.4%), Rapid7 (+30.9%) and Oracle (+11.8%); Valero Energy (−11.1%) pushed the other way.

How is VFVA rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) 3.8 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) 3.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 3.8 / 10
  • Growth: 2.4 / 10
  • Value: 2.8 / 10
  • Risk: 5.1 / 10
  • Quality: 1.0 / 10
  • Return: 7.1 / 10

Is VFVA expensive right now? It trades at 13.6 times earnings, against its own median of 11.6

As of October 28, 2026, VFVA is more expensive than 84% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from VFVA's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside VFVA? 12% Tech

What's inside VFVA: Size (Large 38%, Mid 28%, Small 34%); Geography (International 7%, US 93%); Tech 12.0%; Magnificent 7 0.2%; AI 0.9%; Semiconductors 1.0%; Memory 0.8%.

What are VFVA's top holdings? The ten largest are 7% of the fund

CVS Health, EOG Resources, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cigna, Salesforce, General Motors, Intuit, Verizon Communications, US Bancorp and Anthem are VFVA's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 96% of Value & Dividend ETFs.

Half of VFVA's weight sits in its 150 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 379 equally weighted holdings.

What is VFVA's expense ratio? 0.13% a year

As of October 28, 2026, VFVA charges 0.13% a year, yields 1.78% and holds $955M in assets across 693 positions.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) — cost, income and size
MeasureVFVA
Expense ratio0.13%
Dividend yield1.78%
Assets under management$955M
Holdings693

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vfva

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