Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF (VONV) is an exchange-traded fund that employs a passive, full-replication strategy to track the performance of the Russell 1000 Value Index, which measures the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity market by selecting Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower expected and historical growth rates. The fund invests predominantly in large- and mid-cap U.S. value stocks across sectors including financials (approximately 21%), industrials (17%), health care (14%), and energy (8%); top holdings as of early 2025 include Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (3.2%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.9%), Exxon Mobil Corp. (1.8%), Walmart Inc., and UnitedHealth Group Inc., with around 875-880 constituents and a weighted average market capitalization of over $350 billion. It offers quarterly dividend distributions, maintains a low expense ratio of 0.07%-0.08%, and as of late 2025 manages approximately $13.9-$14.4 billion in assets under management.
Launched on September 20, 2010, and domiciled in the United States, the ETF trades on NASDAQ under the ticker VONV with CUSIP 92206C714; it is issued and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with operations focused on U.S. investors and negligible foreign holdings (less than 0.3%). The fund targets institutional and retail investors seeking diversified exposure to U.S. large-value equities, with mid-cap allocation (around 6%) providing modest diversification beyond pure large-caps; it features low turnover (under 1% recently), full index replication without derivatives, and options availability.
In recent years, Vanguard implemented a two-for-one forward share split for VONV in 2021 alongside sister Russell ETFs to enhance share price accessibility and trading utility for investors. The fund has sustained steady asset growth to over $14 billion amid broader Vanguard ETF expansions, including fee reductions across nearly 100 funds in early 2025 and ongoing index reconstitutions with annual rebalancing based on value factors like price-to-book and growth forecasts. No major acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic shifts specific to VONV have been announced in the last 1-2 years, reflecting its stable passive indexing approach.