Nwam LLC Acquires 852 Shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY)

Nwam LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) by 26.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,130 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 852 shares during the period. Nwam LLC owned approximately 0.17% of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF worth $582,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $238,000. Creative Planning increased its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

BATS:VFQY opened at $142.44 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $144.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $143.31. The company has a market cap of $394.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.91 and a beta of 1.07.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.5285 dividend. This is a positive change 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 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.