Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility ETF
(VVO) Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility ETF
About this fund
Fund objectives
Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility ETF seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with reduced volatility compared to the global equity market, by investing in equity securities from developed and emerging markets across the world.
Why this fund
- The fund employs an actively-managed investment strategy. In seeking to achieve the fund’s investment objective, the manager uses a proprietary quantitative model to evaluate an investment universe comprised of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks from across the world, including emerging markets, and includes a diverse representation of companies, market sectors and industry groups. This investment universe currently consists of equity securities included in the FTSE Global All Cap Index.
- The manager’s quantitative model evaluates the securities in the investment universe by reference to characteristics designed to measure their exposure to a variety of factors that drive a security’s volatility such as industry sector, liquidity, size, value and growth. The model also assesses the interaction between these factors and their impact on the overall volatility of the portfolio. The fund’s investments will be selected based on the output of this model.
Fund facts
Inception date
Jun 14 2016
Total assets
Management Fee
Strategy
Active
Asset class
Equity
Management Expense Ratio (MER)
Investment manager
Vanguard Quantitative Equity
Distribution Per Unit
$0.84
Trading Expense Ratio (TER)
Distribution frequency
Annually
Benchmark
FTSE Global All Cap Idx Hdg to CAD
Fund Expense Ratio (FER)
Performance
Risk and Volatility
As at Sep 30 2026
Beta
R²
Alpha
Standard Deviation
Sharpe Ratio
Portfolio data
Characteristics
| Fundamentals | Fund | Benchmark | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of stocks | 187 | 10,221 | Sep 30 2026 |
| Median market capital | 99.0 B | 232.9 B | Sep 30 2026 |
| 19.9 x | 20.4 x | Sep 30 2026 | |
| 3.1 x | 3.4 x | Sep 30 2026 | |
| 17.0% | 18.5% | Sep 30 2026 | |
| 11.9% | 19.9% | Sep 30 2026 |
Market allocation
As at Sep 30 2026
| Country | Region | Fund | Benchmark | Variance +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America | North America | 57.37% | 62.35% | -4.98% |
| Canada | North America | 5.13% | 2.97% | 2.16% |
| Republic Of Korea | Pacific | 4.02% | 2.55% | 1.47% |
| United Kingdom | Europe | 3.62% | 3.06% | 0.56% |
| Taiwan | Emerging Markets | 3.58% | 3.50% | 0.08% |
| India | Emerging Markets | 3.23% | 1.59% | 1.64% |
| Australia | Pacific | 3.17% | 1.55% | 1.62% |
| Japan | Pacific | 2.92% | 6.05% | -3.13% |
| Switzerland | Europe | 2.24% | 1.82% | 0.42% |
| France | Europe | 2.22% | 1.82% | 0.40% |
| China | Emerging Markets | 1.85% | 2.63% | -0.78% |
| Spain | Europe | 1.42% | 0.81% | 0.61% |
| Germany | Europe | 1.38% | 1.72% | -0.34% |
| Netherlands | Europe | 1.34% | 1.11% | 0.23% |
| Sweden | Europe | 1.23% | 0.73% | 0.50% |
Top 10 Holdings
As at Jun 30 2026
| Holding name | % of market value | Sector | Region | Market value | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 1.83499% | Technology | US | $777,830.20 | 1,148 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.64312% | Health Care | US | $696,498.44 | 1,933 |
| United Microelectronics Corp | 1.64220% | Technology | US | $696,110.71 | 18,032 |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 1.62116% | Technology | US | $687,191.07 | 1,625 |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.50414% | Telecommunications | US | $637,589.03 | 3,826 |
| Apple Inc | 1.50018% | Technology | US | $635,910.20 | 1,549 |
| Pearson PLC | 1.48253% | Consumer Discretionary | GB | $628,428.68 | 27,904 |
| RTX Corp | 1.43452% | Industrials | US | $608,076.35 | 2,259 |
| Enbridge Inc | 1.40670% | Energy | CA | $596,283.23 | 7,753 |
| Microsoft Corp | 1.38208% | Technology | US | $585,848.89 | 1,107 |
Prices and distribution
Prices
Nav Price (CAD)
$43.28
CADChange
+$0.210.49% As at Oct 26 2026
Market price (CAD)
$44.32
Change
+$1.262.93% As at Oct 26 2026
NAV 52-week high
$43.40
As at Oct 27 2026
Market price 52-week high
$44.32
As at Oct 27 2026
NAV 52-week low
$39.28
As at Oct 27 2026
Market price 52-week low
$39.29
As at Oct 27 2026
NAV 52-week difference
$4.13
Change
+9.51% As at Oct 27 2026
Market price 52-week difference
$5.03
Change
+11.35% As at Oct 27 2026
Outstanding shares
1,000,000
As at Sep 30 2026
Discount
$1.04
Change
+2.40% As at Oct 26 2026
Historical Prices
-
Inception date
Jun 14 2016
Listing date
Jun 22 2016
| Date | NAV (CAD) | Market price (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 2026 | $43.2800 | $44.3200 |
| Oct 23 2026 | $43.0700 | $43.0600 |
| Oct 22 2026 | $43.4041 | $43.3200 |
| Oct 21 2026 | $43.1649 | $43.1200 |
| Oct 20 2026 | $43.0981 | $43.1500 |
| Oct 19 2026 | $42.8619 | $42.8100 |
| Oct 16 2026 | $43.1374 | $43.0500 |
| Oct 15 2026 | $43.0118 | $43.0700 |
| Oct 14 2026 | $42.9380 | $42.7900 |
| Oct 13 2026 | $42.7387 | $42.7400 |
With an online brokerage | With a financial advisor
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How to buyDistribution history
Distribution frequency
Annually
12 month trailing yield
2.01%
(Sep 30 2026)
Distribution yield
2.01%
(Sep 30 2026)
| Type | Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Cash distribution per unit | Reinvestment distribution per unit | Total distribution per unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Dec 30 2025 | Dec 30 2025 | Jan 07 2026 | $0.83880 | — | $0.83880 |
| CGCA | Dec 30 2025 | Dec 30 2025 | Jan 07 2026 | — | — | — |
| CGCA | Dec 30 2024 | Dec 30 2024 | Jan 07 2025 | — | — | — |
| Income | Dec 30 2024 | Dec 30 2024 | Jan 07 2025 | $0.74920 | — | $0.74920 |
| CGCA | Dec 28 2023 | Dec 29 2023 | Jan 08 2024 | — | — | — |
| Income | Dec 28 2023 | Dec 29 2023 | Jan 08 2024 | $0.88059 | — | $0.88059 |
| CGCA | Dec 29 2022 | Dec 30 2022 | Jan 09 2023 | — | — | — |
| Income | Dec 29 2022 | Dec 30 2022 | Jan 09 2023 | $0.50056 | — | $0.50056 |
| CGCA | Dec 30 2021 | Dec 31 2021 | Jan 10 2022 | — | — | — |
| Income | Dec 30 2021 | Dec 31 2021 | Jan 10 2022 | $0.79272 | — | $0.79272 |
Annual distributions
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| Year | Eligible dividends | Non eligible dividends | Other income | Capital gains | Return of capital | Foreign income | Foreign tax paid | Total distribution per unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.02258 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.23680 | $0.00000 | $0.19793 | $0.03033 | $0.42698 |
| 2017 | $0.06836 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.51485 | $0.00000 | $0.64128 | $0.09206 | $1.13242 |
| 2018 | $0.04377 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.47973 | $0.00000 | $0.58713 | $0.09457 | $1.01606 |
| 2019 | $0.06061 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.38665 | $0.01958 | $0.79381 | $0.12999 | $1.13066 |
| 2020 | $0.06820 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.74126 | $0.09530 | $0.71415 |
| 2021 | $0.06718 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.83306 | $0.10752 | $0.79272 |
| 2022 | $0.05510 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.51595 | $0.07049 | $0.50056 |
| 2023 | $0.05279 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.95734 | $0.12954 | $0.88059 |
| 2024 | $0.01925 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.82776 | $0.09781 | $0.74920 |
| 2025 | $0.02919 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.00000 | $0.92122 | $0.11161 | $0.83880 |
Purchase information
Currencies and stock exchanges
Listed currencies: CAD
Base currency:CAD
Exchanges: Toronto Stock Exchange
Fund codes
The management expense ratio (MER) is the MER as of the most recent fund year end, including waivers and absorptions, and is expressed as an annualized percentage of the daily average net asset value. Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. expects to continue absorbing or waiving certain fees indefinitely but may, in its discretion, discontinue this practice at any time. For recently launched funds, MER information is not yet available.