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Vanguard Global Momentum Factor ETF

Global Equity

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Fundata ESG GradeE Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade E

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025

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NAVPS
(08-28-2026)
$92.70
Change
-$1.44 (-1.53%)

As at July 31, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

As at July 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 14, 2016): 14.83%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -10.77% 0.35% 11.14% 17.15% 29.99% 24.53% 26.21% 23.40% 15.90% 17.47% 16.38% 14.17% 14.87% 14.13%
Benchmark -1.37% 7.23% 11.66% 13.99% 23.72% 19.83% 20.64% 19.50% 13.30% 15.13% 14.19% 12.81% 13.15% 13.09%
Category Average -0.64% 6.15% 8.66% 10.32% 16.99% 14.48% 15.51% 14.56% 9.19% 11.59% 10.75% 9.70% 9.89% 9.93%
Category Rank 2,140 / 2,170 2,094 / 2,153 537 / 2,130 136 / 2,114 117 / 2,073 92 / 1,961 68 / 1,849 60 / 1,748 53 / 1,590 55 / 1,444 53 / 1,387 57 / 1,228 22 / 1,076 26 / 967
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 2.92% 6.48% 3.19% -1.25% -0.63% 5.41% 5.05% -5.47% 11.53% 6.27% 5.82% -10.77%
Benchmark 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21% -0.91% 2.09% 2.25% -5.34% 7.58% 6.39% 2.20% -1.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.53% (April 2026)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.77% (July 2026)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - 17.12% -4.26% 19.24% 21.48% 15.16% -8.68% 13.79% 32.30% 23.11%
Benchmark 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84% 16.60%
Category Average 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13% 12.89%
Quartile Ranking - 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1 1
Category Rank - 313/ 1,000 484/ 1,144 721/ 1,330 207/ 1,409 950/ 1,499 406/ 1,652 1,071/ 1,781 144/ 1,892 132/ 2,005

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

32.30% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 63.13
International Equity 32.39
Canadian Equity 4.45
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.03

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 16.70
Healthcare 15.39
Industrial Goods 13.96
Financial Services 11.51
Basic Materials 10.33
Other 32.11

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 67.58
Europe 15.70
Asia 11.84
Africa and Middle East 3.13
Latin America 1.76
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
GE Vernova Inc 0.83
Micron Technology Inc 0.70
Lam Research Corp 0.68
Johnson & Johnson 0.68
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 0.68
Alphabet Inc Cl A 0.67
Intel Corp 0.66
Newmont Corp 0.65
Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.58
KLA Corp 0.56

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Vanguard Global Momentum Factor ETF

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.24% 16.54% 14.61%
Beta 1.43 1.19 1.11
Alpha -0.03 0.00 0.00
Rsquared 0.82% 0.78% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.25 0.80 0.85
Sortino 2.29 1.31 1.23
Treynor 0.15 0.11 0.11
Tax Efficiency 98.51% 97.54% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 20.93% 17.24% 16.54% 14.61%
Beta 1.46 1.43 1.19 1.11
Alpha -0.04 -0.03 0.00 0.00
Rsquared 0.73% 0.82% 0.78% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.25 1.25 0.80 0.85
Sortino 2.04 2.29 1.31 1.23
Treynor 0.18 0.15 0.11 0.11
Tax Efficiency 98.76% 98.51% 97.54% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date June 14, 2016
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $471

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

The Vanguard Global Momentum Factor ETF seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by aiming to capture potential excess return by investing in equity securities from developed markets across the world which have achieved strong recent performance.

Investment Strategy

The Vanguard Global Momentum Factor ETF will seek to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities. In seeking to achieve the Vanguard ETF's investment objective, the Manager uses a proprietary quantitative model to evaluate an investment universe comprised of large, mid and small cap equity securities from developed markets across the world, which includes a diverse representation of companies, market sectors and industry groups.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Sub-Advisor

Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC

  • Anatoly Shtekhman

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.

Custodian

State Street Trust Company Canada

Registrar

State Street Trust Company Canada

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.38%
Management Fee 0.35%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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