VFLO: Past Returns Were Earned By A Different Portfolio
VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF remains a Buy, but I downgrade it from Strong Buy due to increased cyclical risks and slower expected returns. VFLO's portfolio has shifted from defensive names to heavier exposure in AI infrastructure, energy, and materials, increasing sensitivity to cyclical swings. The ETF's methodology—favoring high FCF yield—successfully captured recent rallies but now faces higher risk from potential multiple compression in memory and energy plays.
VFLO And CGDV: The Perfect Pairing For AI Growth
VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) and Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (CGDV) offer complementary exposure with minimal portfolio overlap. VFLO currently presents a stronger value proposition, with a lower average P/E (15.8x) and greater alignment to AI and memory sector tailwinds. CGDV provides diversified mega-cap, dividend-focused exposure and remains a high-quality core holding despite recent underperformance versus VFLO.
Investors Don't Have to Sacrifice Growth for Value With VFLO
When investors think of value-oriented equity strategies, they may anticipate sacrificing growth in exchange for companies exhibiting lower valuations. However, the VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) challenges this narrative.
How the VFLO Index's Free Cash Flow Screen Has Captured SaaS Resilience
Despite fears that artificial intelligence (AI) will disrupt the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model, the approach of VFLO's Index, centered on a free cash flow (FCF) screen, shows that mature software leaders like Adobe (ADBE), Salesforce (CRM), and Intuit (INTU) have been generating strong FCF.
VFLO: Outstanding Returns And Appealing Fundamentals Lead To Buy Rating
VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF earns a "buy" rating due to its strong performance, attractive valuation, and robust growth metrics. VFLO's 13.20x forward P/E, double-digit EPS growth, and 24.38% free cash flow margins, and 7.75% FCF Yield, position it as a attractive GARP play versus many of its top-performing peers. Despite sector concentration in energy and technology, VFLO's low 0.81 beta and quality screens support resilience across market cycles.
How VFLO Beat S&P 500 Returns Thanks To FCF Research
VFLO tracks a quantitative index favoring free cash flow yield and growth, rebalancing quarterly toward companies with strong, growing FCF. VFLO trades at a forward P/E of 13.8x with an 8.66% FCF yield, versus the S&P 500's 23.5x forward P/E and sub-4% FCF yield. Rising hyperscaler debt, including Alphabet's jump from 23.6 billion to 98.2 billion dollars, highlights growing risk tied to AI infrastructure spending.
Advisors Turn to VictoryShares as VFLO Reaches $10B, GFLW Crosses $1B
Value strategies have led year-to-date in 2026, but growth hasn't dropped out of the conversation. For financial advisors weighing both factors, free cash flow (FCF) offers a lens that doesn't force the choice.
Free Cash Flow: Quality in a High-CapEx Environment
Free cash flow (FCF) has become a critical quality signal for allocators as surging capital expenditures (CapEx) across the largest U.S. companies increasingly disconnect reported earnings from actual cash generation. FCF is the remaining cash a company has after covering all expenses.
VFLO Marks 3 Years of Next-Gen Free Cash Flow Investing
Three years after its June 21, 2023, inception, the VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) has grown to more than $7.5 billion in AUM as of June 22, 2026. Three years is the threshold at which some institutional screeners and due diligence frameworks begin evaluating a fund.
VIDEO: ETF of the Week: VFLO
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi's Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related to the ETF, in order to give investors a deeper understanding of it.
ETF of the Week: Victoryshares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO)
VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Victoryshares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) on this week's “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” For more news, information, and analysis, visit the Equity ETF Content Hub.
VFLO: How the VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF Is Outperforming the Market in 2026
The VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) has outpaced the broader U.S. equity market, year-to-date and since inception, by tracking the Victory U.S. Large Cap Free Cash Flow Index (the Index) which targets companies with high free cash flow (FCF) yields and strong growth prospects.
