Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund
ALTAR
Score™		 6.1% info Recommen-
dation		 NEUTRAL
2020E    2021E
P/E
ratio		 21.3x P/Sales
ratio		 2.7x
P/BV
ratio		 3.6x Div.
yield		 1.9%


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Vanguard Mega Cap 300 ETF seeks investment results that correspond to the MSCI US Large Cap 300 Index.

FUND BASICS
Category US Equities
Fund Sponsor Vanguard Group Inc/The
Website www.vanguard.com
Inception date Dec 17, 2007
Assets (mns) $2,856
Currency USD
Expense ratio 7 bp
Distributions Quarterly

FUND STRUCTURE
Regulation Open-Ended Fund
Custodian
Weighting Market Cap
Index replication Full
Uses derivatives No
Options available Yes

SECTOR BREAKDOWN

 


CONSTITUENT BREAKDOWN
No. of constituents 249
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) $494,521
Large cap (>$10bn) 100.0%
Mid cap ($2-10bn) 0.0%
Small cap (<$2bn) 0.0%
Developed mkts 100.0%
Emerging mkts 0.0%

TOP TEN HOLDINGS
APPLE INC 7.1 %
MICROSOFT CORP 6.4 %
AMAZON.COM INC 5.4 %
FACEBOOK 2.5 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A 1.8 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C 1.7 %
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.6 %
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.6 %
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE 1.4 %
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.4 %
Total 31.0 %

TOP COUNTRY EXPOSURE
UNITED STATES 96.6 %
IRELAND 1.6 %
BRITAIN 0.8 %
SWITZERLAND 0.3 %







HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE info

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Standardized Annual Returns (thru August 31)
Year-to-date 1 year 5 years 10 years Since Incep.
13.3% 26.2% 15.6% 15.6% 9.7%

Market Correlations
versus... Beta R-squared
S&P500 0.98 100%
MSCI EAFE 0.99 84%
MSCI Emg. Mkts. 0.71 68%

Technical Indicators
Recent close $115.40
30d moving avg. $121.25
Annualized volatility 17.2%
Short interest (ETF) 0.3%
Short interest (Underlying) 1.9%
Relative strength (RSI) 49

Liquidity measures
Avg. volume (thou.) 112
Turnover 0.5%
Bid/Ask (% of price) 0.04%
ADV underlying (mns) $18,680

Distributions


FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Below is a list of 100 potential alternatives to the Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with MGC. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.

Benchmark ticker: MGC Expense: 7 bp ALTAR Score™: 6.1%


ALTERNATIVE ETFs BASED ON OVERLAP WITH MGC
Ticker Fund
Name		 Overlap1
vs MGC
(%)		 Expense
ratio
(bp)		 Savings
vs MGC
(bp)		 ALTAR
Score™
(%)		 ALTAR
vs MGC
(%)
IWL iShares Russell Top 200 ETF 94.3 15 -8 5.9 -0.1
BKLC BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF 93.6 0 7 6.2 +0.1
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 86.0 9 -2 6.2 +0.1
PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF 85.9 49 -42 5.8 -0.3
XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF 85.8 60 -53 5.8 -0.3
SPXN ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Financials ETF 85.6 27 -20 5.9 -0.1
SPXE ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Energy ETF 85.6 27 -20 6.2 +0.1
SPYX SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF 85.5 20 -13 6.2 +0.1
SPLG SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF 85.2 3 4 6.2 +0.2
HSPX Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF 84.8 60 -53 5.7 -0.4
VOO VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF 84.7 3 4 6.2 +0.2
GSUS Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF 84.7 7 0 6.1 0.0
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 84.6 3 4 6.3 +0.2
SPXV ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Health Care ETF 82.4 27 -20 5.9 -0.2
JUST Goldman Sachs JUST U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF 82.3 20 -13 5.8 -0.3
PBUS Invesco PureBeta MSCI USA ETF 82.2 4 3 6.1 0.0
VV Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund 81.9 4 3 6.0 -0.1
SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF 81.1 3 4 6.1 -0.0
ESGV Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF 80.8 12 -5 6.0 -0.1
SPTM SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market ETF 79.6 3 4 6.3 +0.2
SNPE Xtrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF 78.4 10 -3 6.2 +0.1
SCHK Schwab 1000 Index ETF 78.4 5 2 6.0 -0.1
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF 78.2 15 -8 5.9 -0.2
IYY iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF 78.0 20 -13 5.9 -0.2
ESGU iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF 77.3 15 -8 5.9 -0.2
VONE Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF 76.8 8 -1 5.9 -0.2
BBUS JP Morgan Betabuilders U.S. Equity ETF 76.2 2 5 6.1 +0.0
IQSU IQ Candriam ESG US Equity ETF 75.3 9 -2 6.3 +0.3
OEF iShares S&P 100 ETF 75.1 20 -13 6.0 -0.1
VTHR Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund 75.0 10 -3 5.8 -0.3
SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF 74.7 3 4 5.9 -0.2
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF 74.5 3 4 5.9 -0.2
CATH Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Custom ETF 74.0 29 -22 6.1 -0.0
IWV iShares Russell 3000 ETF 73.8 20 -13 5.7 -0.4
SFY SoFi Select 500 ETF 71.6 0 7 5.7 -0.4
MMTM SPDR S&P 1500 Momentum Tilt ETF 71.0 12 -5 6.4 +0.3
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund 70.9 3 4 5.8 -0.3
EPS WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund 70.5 8 -1 7.4 +1.3
VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF 69.6 10 -3 6.0 -0.1
XOUT GraniteShares XOUT U.S. Large Cap ETF 69.4 60 -53 5.5 -0.6
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 69.0 18 -11 5.9 -0.2
SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF 68.6 4 3 6.0 -0.1
SPXT ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Technology ETF 68.2 27 -20 5.7 -0.4
IUSG iShares Core S&P US Growth ETF 67.7 4 3 6.0 -0.1
ESG FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund 66.7 32 -25 5.8 -0.3
GSLC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF 66.5 9 -2 6.3 +0.3
JHML John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF 63.0 29 -22 6.1 +0.1
XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF 62.4 20 -13 6.0 -0.1
QUS SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF 62.1 15 -8 6.3 +0.3
FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Co. Index ETF 62.0 25 -18 7.5 +1.5
DIVB iShares U.S. Dividend & Buyback ETF 61.6 25 -18 7.4 +1.3
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF 60.8 20 -13 6.3 +0.2
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF 60.2 19 -12 5.7 -0.4
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund 59.9 8 -1 5.8 -0.2
PLC Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF 59.9 15 -8 7.2 +1.1
DLN WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund 59.6 28 -21 7.2 +1.1
PRF Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF 59.3 39 -32 7.5 +1.4
TILT Flexshares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt Index Fund 59.3 25 -18 7.0 +0.9
FNDB Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF 59.2 25 -18 7.5 +1.4
SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF 58.8 4 3 5.7 -0.4
TOK iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF 58.7 25 -18 6.1 +0.1
MGK Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF 58.7 7 0 6.3 +0.2
AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF 58.0 15 -8 6.3 +0.3
IUS Invesco Strategic US ETF 57.8 19 -12 7.2 +1.2
VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund 57.7 4 3 5.7 -0.4
DTD WisdomTree U.S.Total Dividend Fund 57.0 28 -21 7.4 +1.3
NACP Impact Shares NAACP Minority Empowerment ETF 56.7 75 -68 5.8 -0.3
WOMN Impact Shares YWCA Women's Empowerment ETF 55.0 75 -68 5.3 -0.8
RECS Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF 54.1 15 -8 6.7 +0.6
ESGG FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund 54.1 42 -35 6.1 +0.0
DSI iShares MSCI KLD 400 Social ETF 53.5 25 -18 5.2 -0.9
EXT WisdomTree U.S. Total Earnings Fund 52.8 28 -21 6.3 +0.2
URTH iShares MSCI World ETF 52.6 24 -17 6.2 +0.1
SPUS SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF 52.4 49 -42 5.8 -0.3
TMFC Motley Fool 100 Index ETF 52.3 50 -43 5.4 -0.7
EQWL Invesco Russell Top 200 Equal Weight ETF 52.2 25 -18 6.3 +0.3
VLU SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF 52.0 12 -5 7.9 +1.8
DYNF BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF 51.7 30 -23 6.8 +0.7
VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF 51.5 10 -3 7.5 +1.5
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF 51.3 18 -11 7.4 +1.4
AFLG First Trust Active Factor Large Cap ETF 51.3 55 -48 6.5 +0.4
SPYV SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF 51.2 4 3 7.6 +1.5
SUSL iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF 51.0 10 -3 5.4 -0.7
USSG Xtrackers MSCI USA ESG Leaders Equity ETF 50.9 10 -3 5.4 -0.7
RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF 50.6 39 -32 7.6 +1.5
EFIV SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF 50.2 10 -3 6.2 +0.1
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF 50.1 4 3 7.7 +1.6
FVAL Fidelity Value Factor ETF 49.9 29 -22 8.7 +2.6
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF 49.7 8 -1 7.1 +1.1
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF 49.3 19 -12 7.1 +1.0
VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value Index Fund 49.3 8 -1 7.2 +1.2
QARP Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF 49.3 19 -12 6.9 +0.8
ACIO Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF 49.2 79 -72 5.2 -0.8
USMC Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF 49.2 12 -5 5.2 -0.9
SPGM SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF 48.9 9 -2 6.4 +0.3
QLC FlexShares US Quality Large Cap Index Fund 48.8 32 -25 6.1 +0.1
MFUS PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF 48.8 29 -22 6.5 +0.4
IWX iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF 48.7 20 -13 7.0 +0.9
FQAL Fidelity Quality Factor ETF 48.7 29 -22 6.4 +0.3
SPQQ Siren Large Cap Blend Index ETF 48.6 20 -13 5.3 -0.7

1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.

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RESULTS & ESTIMATES

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Return on equity

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*Six months ago = 100

Net margins

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VALUATION METRICS
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Historical valuation trends

Forward
multiple:		 Vanguard Mega Cap Index Fund
Relative
to:		 S&P500 MSCI EAFE MSCI Emg. Mkts. Other ETF:

NEUTRAL
Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™


Calculation of ALTAR Score™
Avg. Return on Equity 20.0 %
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV 3.3 x
Less: Expense ratio 7 bp
Equals: ALTAR Score 6.1 %
info More information on ALTAR Score™
MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY info

CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
COMPOSITE
RATING		 1.42 CATEGORY
AVERAGE		 1.51
 
The composite rating is a weighted average of analysts' consensus recommendations for individual ETF constituents, based on the following scale:

BUY = 1; OVERWEIGHT = 1.5, HOLD = 2; UNDERWEIGHT = 2.5; and SELL = 3.

Readers are cautioned that because analyst ratings tend to be inflated, the composite score may be more useful as a relative measure of sentiment between funds rather than as a stand-alone recommendation.
 

 

See RATING tab for calculation of ALTAR Score™
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