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The short version

Where VTV stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.

VTV at a glance

Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): Buy, 76/100 on CleaRank's AI score.

  • Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($222.92 and $211.07).
  • Fund Expense ratio 0.03%, $251.7B in net assets, +18.2% total return over 1 year.

Figures as of October 17, 2026.

CleaRank Financial AI

VTV, the Vanguard Value ETF, earns a CleaRank rating of Buy with a model score of 76/100.

Trend adds the most to that score. The price is 5.85% above its 200-day average and 0.22% above its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 5.62% above the 200-day. Momentum pulls the score down the most, because the MACD line is negative. The 50-day average is $222.92 and the 200-day is $211.07. Across the past year, the price gained 20.95%.

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Figures we compute ourselves from VTV's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.

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Price and trading

The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.

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Trend checks

4/4
  • Price above its 50-day average ›
    The price of $223.41 is 0.2% above the 50-day simple moving average of $222.92.
  • Price above its 200-day average ›
    The price is 5.8% above the 200-day simple moving average of $211.07.
  • 50-day average above the 200-day ›
    The 50-day average ($222.92) is 5.6% above the 200-day average ($211.07), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.
  • In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
    The price sits at 89% of its 52-week range, between $182.81 and $228.57.

VTV share price

Pick a period: each tab shows how far VTV has moved over it, to the last close.

Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26Oct '26
Start $184.72 Oct 16, 2025
Latest close $223.41 Oct 16, 2026
High $227.51 Aug 14, 2026
Low $182.89 Nov 20, 2025

Today's trading

Where VTV sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.

Day range 0.86% wide
$223.41
$222.80 $224.72
52-week range 89% of the way up
$223.41
$182.81 $228.57
Open
$224.05
Previous close
$222.97
Volume
3.21M
13% above average
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Fund facts and valuation

What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.

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Fund checks

5/5
  • Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
    The fund charges 0.03% a year, $3.00 on a $10,000 holding.
  • Over $1B in net assets ›
    Net assets total $251.7B.
  • No sector above 35% of the fund ›
    The largest sector, Financial Services, makes up 23.3% of the fund.
  • Pays a distribution ›
    The distribution yield is 1.93%.
  • Positive return over one year ›
    The fund family reports a one-year total return of 18.19%.

VTV Fund Facts

Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides broad exposure to large-cap U.S. value stocks. The fund is designed to track a value-oriented index and holds a diversified portfolio across major sectors such as financials, health care, technology, energy, and industrials. Its portfolio construction emphasizes companies with value characteristics, typically using market-cap-based weighting within its benchmark methodology.

Issuer
Vanguard
Category
Large Value
Inception
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.03%
Net assets
$251.72B
NAV
$220.56
Distribution yield
1.93%
YTD return
14.81%
Turnover
8.00%

Sector weights

Financial Services 23.3%
Healthcare 16.1%
Technology 14.1%
Industrials 13.3%
Consumer Defensive 8.6%
Energy 8.1%
Other 16.6%

Trailing total returns

Period VTV
YTD 14.81%
1 month -3.47%
3 months -0.47%
1 year 18.19%
3 years 18.75%
5 years 12.43%
10 years 12.28%

As of Oct 17, 2026, VTV has an expense ratio of 0.03%, $251.72B in net assets and a distribution yield of 1.93%.

Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.

Key statistics

The headline figures for VTV.

Net Assets
251.72B
Expense Ratio
0.03%
Yield
1.93%
Day High
$224.72
Day Low
$222.80
52 Week High
228.57
52 Week Low
182.81

What the numbers say

CleaRank Financial AI's reading of VTV's holdings, performance and risks.

The fund

Financial Services is VTV's biggest sector, making up 23.3% of the fund, followed by Healthcare at 16.1% and Technology at 14.1%. The fund is a Large Value offering from Vanguard that launched on January 26, 2004.

VTV charges 0.03% a year, which works out to $3.00 on every $10,000 held. The fund has $251.7B in net assets, pays a distribution yield of 1.93%, and runs portfolio turnover of 8%.

Key risks

On a typical day the price of VTV shifts by 0.52%, the 30-day standard deviation of its daily returns.

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AI analysis and technicals

CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.

4.0

Momentum checks

2/3
  • RSI not overbought or oversold ›
    The 14-day RSI is 59.9, in neutral territory.
  • RSI above 50 ›
    An RSI of 59.9 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.
  • MACD line above zero ›
    The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.

CleaRank AI analysis of VTV

The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.

AI analyst consensus
76/100
Buy
What the AI sees

VTV keeps an upward trend, priced at $223.41: 0.22% above its 50-day average of $222.92 and 5.85% above its 200-day average of $211.07. The price sits near the top of its 52-week range, 2.26% below the high of $228.57 and 22.21% above the low of $182.81. The 50-day average sits 5.62% above the 200-day, which confirms the move rather than contradicting it.

Performance has been up across all the periods on the record. Over the past three months the price climbed 2.52%, over six months 9.39%, and over the past year 20.95%. Momentum is more mixed: the 14-day RSI sits at 59.9, in the neutral zone, while the MACD line is negative.

ProTips
  1. Keep an eye on the two closest levels: the 52-week high of $228.57 overhead and the 50-day SMA of $222.92 underneath the price.
  2. A 14-day RSI of 59.9 sits in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is negative. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
  3. Costs compound: at 0.03% a year, VTV charges $3.00 on every $10,000 invested.
Market outlook

The uptrend rests on VTV staying above its 50-day average at $222.92 and its 200-day average at $211.07; a close below the 50-day would be the first crack in it. On a pullback, the first level the price would meet is the 50-day SMA at $222.92.

Overhead, the next level the price would meet is the 52-week high of $228.57.

Technical indicators

Momentum and trend for VTV, from its daily closes.

Technical rating Bullish 3 of 4 signals bullish
  • RSI Neutral
  • SMA cross Bullish
  • Price vs SMA Bullish
  • MACD Neutral
Momentum Neutral
59.914-day RSI
Oversold <30 Neutral Overbought >70
MACD (12, 26) -0.043 Neutral
Trend Golden cross
+0.2%price against the 50-day average
200-day $211.07 50-day $222.92 Price $223.41
Price against the 200-day +5.8% Bullish

As of October 17, 2026, with VTV at $223.41, its 14-day RSI is 59.9 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $222.92 and its 200-day is $211.07.

Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).

What VTV moves with

Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.

-1 0 +1
S&P 500 (SPY) +0.82 Strong
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) +0.66 Moderate
Bitcoin (BTC) +0.29 Weak
Gold (XAU) +0.18 Weak

As of October 17, 2026, VTV's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.82 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.66 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.29 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.18 with gold (XAU).

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A trade plan, if you want one

Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.

VTV trade plan

Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.

Your bias
Risk per trade 2%
Conservative Aggressive
Portfolio value
$
Position size: Enter portfolio size →

Long entry pick an entry style

Conservative
$218.94
2% below current price (Pullback entry)
Lower risk, wait for pullback
Aggressive
$223.41
Buy at current price
Higher risk, immediate entry

Risk management

Stop loss
$212.37
Max loss
-3.0%
Volatility-adjusted stop Set from the RSI (59.9) and recent volatility.

Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)

Target 1
$229.89
+5% (Conservative) +2.9% (Aggressive)
Target 2
$240.84
+10% (Conservative) +7.8% (Aggressive)
Target 3
$251.78
+15% (Conservative) +12.7% (Aggressive)

These levels come from VTV's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.

Risk profile

How much VTV tends to move, against the market and on its own.

Daily volatility
0.52%
30-day standard deviation
52-week range
$223.41
$182.81 89% of the way up $228.57

Compare VTV

Put VTV side by side with other etfs and benchmarks.

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The long record

VTV's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.

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Track record checks

3/4
  • Average daily move under 2% ›
    The price has moved 0.52% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).
  • Recovered from its worst fall ›
    The worst fall was 30.8%, from February 2020 to March 2020, regained by December 2020.
  • Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
    85% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.
  • Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
    $10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $33,455, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).

VTV Drawdowns & Recovery

Worst fall, last 10 years
-30.8%
February 2020 to March 2020
Recovery
9 months
back at the old peak by December 2020
From the 10-year high
-1.8%
highest close, August 2026
1-year holds that gained
85%
of every 1-year window

As of October 17, 2026, VTV's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -30.8% (February 2020 to March 2020); it regained that peak by December 2020, 9 months after the low, and 85% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.

From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.

Growth of $10,000

What $10,000 put into VTV in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.

VTV today
$33,455
from $10,000 in October 2016, dividends reinvested
S&P 500 today
$42,055
the same $10,000 in SPY
Behind the index by
$8,600.00
0.8x the index result
Total change
+235%
3.3x the starting amount
20182020202220242026
VTV S&P 500 (SPY)

Against the market: VTV trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $33,455 against $42,055.

A $10,000 investment in VTV in October 2016 would be worth about $33,455 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).

Seasonal patterns

Which calendar months have been kind to VTV, and which have not.

Jan8/10 upFeb5/10 upMar4/10 upApr7/10 upMay6/10 upJun8/10 upJul10/10 upAug6/10 upSep5/10 upOct6/9 upNov9/10 upDec7/10 up

Strongest month, November: an average of +4.36%, up in 9 of 10 years.

Weakest month, March: an average of -2.08%, up in 4 of 10 years.

This month, October: has averaged +0.76%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.

Over the last 10 years, VTV's strongest calendar month has been November (average +4.36%, up in 9 of 10 years) and its weakest March (average -2.08%, up in 4 of 10 years).

Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.

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Long-term scenarios

Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.

Monte Carlo projection

Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in VTV, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.

Downside, 2036
$10,756
10th percentile
Base case, 2036
$21,140
median path
Upside, 2036
$41,546
90th percentile
202620282030203220342036
Upside (90th) Base case (median) Downside (10th) 10th to 90th percentile

CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in VTV today could grow to about $21,140 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $41,546 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $10,756 (above the amount invested: over ten years most simulated paths of a rising, moderately volatile asset end higher). The simulation models price only; at today's 1.93% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.

VTV 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)

The same simulation in share prices, year by year.

Price today
$223
Base case, 2030
$301
1.3x over 4 years
Range, 2030
$197 to $462
10th to 90th percentile

CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $301 for VTV by 2030 in the base case, from $223 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $197. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on VTV's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.

VTV simulated price paths by year
Year 10th percentile Base case 90th percentile range base today
2027 $194 $241 $298
2028 $192 $259 $351
2029 $193 $280 $405
2030 $197 $301 $462
2031 $201 $325 $524

Method: a lognormal simulation of VTV's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.

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Questions people ask

Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) a buy right now?
At 76/100, VTV lands in CleaRank's Buy band. The trend carries the score: the price is 5.85% above its 200-day average and 0.22% above its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 5.62% above the 200-day. Momentum holds the score back, because the MACD line is negative. This describes the data on this page and is not a personal recommendation.
How has Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) performed over the past year?
The price rose 20.95% across the past year. Across shorter spans, it climbed 2.52% over three months and 1.26% over the last month. Right now it sits 2.26% under its 52-week high of $228.57.
What does VTV cost to own?
At an expense ratio of 0.03%, VTV costs $3.00 a year on a $10,000 holding. That fee comes out of the fund's assets rather than being billed on its own.
What are the largest sectors in VTV?
Financial Services leads the fund at 23.3%. Healthcare comes next at 16.1%, and Technology follows at 14.1%.
Does VTV pay a dividend?
Yes, VTV pays a distribution yield of 1.93%. Because a yield is the payout divided by the price, it moves whenever either of those changes.
What are the key price levels for VTV?
The nearest level above the price is the 52-week high at $228.57. Going down, the first levels are the 50-day SMA at $222.92 and then the 20-day EMA at $220.77.
How volatile is VTV?
Measured as the 30-day standard deviation of daily returns, VTV's price typically moves 0.52% on an average day.
What is the 52-week range of VTV?
Over the last 52 weeks, VTV has moved between $182.81 and $228.57. With the price at $223.41, it sits at 89% of that span, 22.21% above the low and 2.26% below the high.
Is VTV in an uptrend?
Yes. Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) trades at $223.41, above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($222.92 and $211.07). Its 14-day RSI on daily closes is 59.9, in neutral territory.
What is VTV's biggest drop in the last 10 years?
Vanguard Value ETF (VTV)'s worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years was -30.8%, from February 2020 to March 2020 (with dividends reinvested). It regained that peak by December 2020, 9 months after the low. Over the same period, 85% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.

Disclaimer: CleaRank.com is a financial data and analytics provider, not a registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, or financial regulatory body. The ETF analysis and AI-generated insights presented for VTV are for educational and informational purposes only and do not constitute financial advice, investment recommendations, or an offer to buy or sell any securities. ETFs are subject to market risk, including the possible loss of principal. ETF performance depends on the underlying index or assets it tracks, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Expense ratios, tracking error, and liquidity vary by fund. All trade setups and performance metrics shown are hypothetical, hindsight-based, and simulated. Market data is provided "as-is" and may be delayed by 15 minutes or more. Investors should read the fund prospectus carefully before investing. Consult a qualified financial advisor for personalized guidance. Analysis generated on October 17, 2026.

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