Root Financial Partners LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY)

Posted by Stacy Sanders on Feb 14th, 2025

Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY – Free Report) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,534 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC owned 0.10% of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF worth $357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VFQY. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter worth $47,000. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $238,000. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $250,000 after acquiring an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $339,000.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

Shares of VFQY opened at $146.58 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $359.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $144.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $142.63.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 boost from Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Profile

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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.