C000198464 Performance — Vanguard U.s. Liquidity Factor ETF

Data updated: 2022-10-31

C000198464 returned −15.90% over one year to Aug 2022. The annualised 3-year return is +7.15%. Against its US Blend category average the fund came out ahead over three years but behind over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $123, against $111 for the category, and to $84 over one year, against $88. Volatility over the past three years was 22.43% a year. In the 12 months to Aug 2022 the fund lost a net $47K, and assets reached $44.18M.

C000198464 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Vanguard U.s. Liquidity Factor ETF grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000198464Category average
1 year (Sep 2021 – Aug 2022)$84$88
3 years (Sep 2019 – Aug 2022)$123$111

C000198464 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Aug 2022, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−15.90%
3 years (annualised)+7.15%

C000198464 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Vanguard U.s. Liquidity Factor ETF, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2022 (Jan–Aug)−16.89%
2021+23.76%
2020+7.66%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+11.08%

C000198464 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2022−8.8%−0.5%+1.0%−9.1%+0.5%−6.4%+9.5%−3.2%————
2021+0.4%+7.6%+4.3%+3.8%+1.2%+0.1%0.0%+3.4%−3.9%+5.1%−4.5%+4.9%
2020−3.1%−8.9%−19.8%+13.0%+4.7%+1.1%+2.8%+4.2%−3.9%+1.8%+14.7%+5.9%
2019————————+2.4%+1.2%+3.5%+3.6%

C000198464 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Sep 2019 – Aug 2022.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 22.43%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.12 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +14.66% (Nov 2020)
  • Worst month: −19.81% (Mar 2020)

C000198464 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Vanguard U.s. Liquidity Factor ETF, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$47K
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $5.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.99×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Aug 2022$2.9M$3.0M−$33K
Jul 2022$0$0$0
Jun 2022$0$0$0
May 2022$0$0$0
Apr 2022$0$0$0
Mar 2022$529K$528K$1K
Feb 2022$0$0$0
Jan 2022$0$576K−$576K
Dec 2021$574K$0$574K
Nov 2021$0$0$0
Oct 2021$0$0$0
Sep 2021$1.1M$1.1M−$13K

C000198464 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Vanguard U.s. Liquidity Factor ETF by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2022-08-31$44.18M
2022-05-31$44.66M
2022-02-28$48.47M
2021-11-30$51.16M
2021-08-31$53.17M
2021-05-31$51.58M
2021-02-28$48.24M
2020-11-30$40.20M
2020-08-31$37.99M
2020-05-31$35.26M
2020-02-29$39.34M
2019-11-30$41.06M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.