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How might factors benefit investors? For additional information, investors should seek the advice of a qualified financial advisor. Every asset class is influenced by underlying factors that help shape returns. Momentum, long maturity bonds, and value and low-volatility stocks can be considered factor-based investments. Investors can use factor-based investments to approach the risk characteristics associated with a range of active investments, including manager- and index-based active strategies. A direct allocation to factors may provide these additional benefits: Joel Dickson Principal in Vanguard Investment Strategy Group “Factors are the DNA of an investment portfolio. They determine how an investment behaves.” Maintaining a clear approach that helps investors understand what’s driving portfolio returns. TRANSPARENCY CONTROL COST Letting investors choose their factor exposure and how it varies over time. Replacing high-cost factor exposures with low-cost factor-based investments.

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  • How might factors benefit investors?

    For additional information, investors should seek the advice of a qualified financial advisor.

    Every asset class is influenced by underlying factors that help shape returns. Momentum, long maturity bonds, and value and low-volatility stocks can be considered factor-based investments.

    Investors can use factor-based investments to approach the risk characteristics associated with a range of active investments, including manager- and index-based active strategies. A direct allocation to factors may provide these additional benefits:

    Joel DicksonPrincipal in Vanguard Investment Strategy Group

    “ Factors are the DNA of an investment portfolio. They determine how an investment behaves.”

    Maintaining a clear approach that helps investors understand what’s driving portfolio returns.

    Transparency

    conTrol

    cosT

    Letting investors choose their factor exposure and how it varies over time.

    Replacing high-cost factor exposures with low-cost factor-based investments.

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