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Is VUSE a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) is a multi-factor ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VUSE 6.5 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.5), lowest on Value (1.3). It trades at 23.9 times earnings, against its own median of 15.0. Its ten largest holdings are 29% of the fund.

What stands out in VUSE's data

U.S. quality stocks of all sizes, with a growth tilt.

Trades at a richer price than most peers — the growth premium shows up in the sticker.

Trailing P/E multiple of 23.9x places it among the most expensive in its category, above the 18.8x peer median. Return on equity of 30.5% is exceptionally high.

A quality-growth tilt that costs more upfront for a portfolio already leaning value.

Why did VUSE move this week? It rose 1.2% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Walmart and Visa drove it

VUSE rose 1.2% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Walmart (+6.8%), Visa (+6.9%) and Fortinet (+7.6%); Micron Technology (−4.3%) pushed the other way.

How is VUSE rated? ETF Copilot scores Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) 6.5 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) 6.5 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 6.5 / 10
  • Growth: 8.0 / 10
  • Value: 1.3 / 10
  • Risk: 7.4 / 10
  • Quality: 9.5 / 10
  • Return: 5.9 / 10

Is VUSE expensive right now? It trades at 23.9 times earnings, against its own median of 15.0

As of October 9, 2026, VUSE is more expensive than 79% of its own 115 monthly readings since 2017 — 91 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside VUSE? 40% Tech

What's inside VUSE: Size (Large 76%, Mid 16%, Small 8%); Geography (International 2%, US 98%); Tech 40.2%; Magnificent 7 16.9%; AI 14.9%; Semiconductors 14.7%; Memory 12.0%.

What are VUSE's top holdings? The ten largest are 29% of the fund

Micron Technology, Facebook, Alphabet, Eli Lilly, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Broadcom, Walmart and Amazon.com are VUSE's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 62% of Multi-factor ETFs.

Half of VUSE's weight sits in its 25 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 67 equally weighted holdings.

What is VUSE's expense ratio? 0.50% a year

As of October 9, 2026, VUSE charges 0.50% a year, yields 0.32% and holds $682M in assets across 124 positions.

Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) — cost, income and size
MeasureVUSE
Expense ratio0.50%
Dividend yield0.32%
Assets under management$682M
Holdings124

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, “Vident U.S. Equity Strategy ETF (VUSE) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vuse

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