Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) Holdings Lowered by Pure Financial Advisors LLC

Pure Financial Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) by 1.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 42,056 shares of the company’s stock after selling 500 shares during the quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF were worth $5,925,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 64.3% in the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 104,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,967,000 after purchasing an additional 40,976 shares in the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC now owns 24,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,464,000 after purchasing an additional 1,289 shares in the last quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 131.2% in the 3rd quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 22,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,196,000 after purchasing an additional 12,580 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 13,935 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,991,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 92.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,206,000 after purchasing an additional 4,050 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS VFQY opened at $144.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $145.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $141.58. The company has a market cap of $354.61 million, a P/E ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.5285 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (VFQY) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Benchmark for VFQY Fund index. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks with strong fundamentals as determined by the advisor. VFQY was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.