VFH ETF Analysis: Financials Shares | NYSE

Financial | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 13.109m USD | 12M Return: 4.6% | US92204A4058 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Banks, Insurance, Capital Markets, Asset Management
Total Rating 50
Safety 57
Buy Signal -0.05
Financial
Category Rotation: -1.1
TER: 0.10%
AUM: 13.1B
Avg Turnover: 71.1M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility16.0%
VaR 5th Pctl2.92%
VaR vs Median1.23%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.09
Rel. Str. IBD49.5
Rel. Str. Peer Group50
Character TTM
Beta0.721
Beta Downside0.677
Hurst Exponent0.456
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD17.30%
CAGR/Max DD1.21
CAGR/Mean DD6.92

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan -2.2% 5
Feb -2.4% 25
Mar -3.5% 35
Apr +2.0% 5
May -0.4% 8
Jun -1.9% 5
Jul +4.0% 35
Aug +0.0% 2
Sep -3.5% 50
Oct -0.5% 24
Nov +4.9% 56
Dec -0.3% 13

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: VFH Financials Shares

Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF Shares (VFH) is an exchange-traded fund that uses an indexing strategy to track the performance of a U.S. financials sector benchmark. The fund holds large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks classified within the financials sector under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), and it follows a full replication approach, seeking to hold each underlying stock in approximately the same weight as its representation in the target index.

As a sector-specific ETF, VFH concentrates its exposure in financial companies, which under GICS generally include banks, insurance firms, capital markets businesses, and consumer finance providers. The fund is classified as non-diversified, a structure common to sector ETFs that deliberately concentrate holdings within a single industry rather than spreading risk across multiple sectors.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Fed rate cuts compress bank net interest margins
  • Yield curve steepening boosts bank lending profitability
  • Credit losses rise as loan defaults accelerate
What is the price of VFH shares?

As of September 20, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 136.32 with a total of 737,458 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.41%, over one month by -3.70%, over three months by +4.38% and over the past year by +4.57%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 132.90 (which is 2.5% or 2 ATR below the current price).

Is VFH a buy, sell or hold?

Financials Shares has no consensus analysts rating.