"Investors who are looking for quality and value in this current market have plenty of work to do to find investments that meet their underlying criteria. Indeed, by most metrics, U.S. stocks are at or near their historic highs in terms of valuation, driven by a number of macro factors which continue to flood the U.S. investing landscape with domestic and foreign dollars."
"This ETF holds a diversified basket of large and mid-cap U.S. value stocks, with a focus on companies with lower valuation metrics and other valuation characteristics. The companies held within this ETF consist of some of the best-quality companies in the financials, healthcare, industrials and consumer staples sectors (among others). So, for investors who are looking for defensive exposure to the stock market can do well by owning one of the cheapest options in the world of large-cap value."
U.S. stocks currently trade at or near historic valuation highs driven by macro factors and large inflows of domestic and foreign capital. Some investors are cautious about deploying new capital, though retirement accounts and forced savings continue to supply a steady trickle of investable funds. Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) provides diversified exposure to large- and mid-cap U.S. value stocks, emphasizing lower valuation metrics across financials, healthcare, industrials, and consumer staples. VTV charges a 0.04% expense ratio, offers a dividend yield above 2%, and targets the value factor that has historically delivered a long-term return premium versus growth.
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