ETFs Glossary

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Value

Describes stocks in a market which have relatively low Price-to-Earnings or other valuation ratio. Typically slow growth, high dividend companies. Typically safer than growth stocks with high valuations.

VIPERs

Vanguard Index Participation Receipts: ETF versions of Vanguard index funds. VIPERs are structured as share classes of existing open-end funds.

Volatility

The rise and fall price movement of a security. Securities that rise or fall rapidly within a short time frame are considered more volatile than those that don't. (See Beta)

Volume

The total number of shares of a stock traded during a specific time period. (In this case, it is the latest trading day.) Unusually high volume days typically correspond with the announcement of company news, either positive or negative. In the absence of news, high volume can indicate institutional (or professional) buying and selling.