Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) Shares Acquired by Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) by 7.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 112,696 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,947 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC owned approximately 4.60% of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF worth $15,878,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. now owns 179,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,273,000 after buying an additional 495 shares during the period. Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Cedar Point Capital Partners LLC now owns 68,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,614,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. Professional Financial Advisors LLC increased 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 valued at $3,464,000 after acquiring an additional 1,289 shares during the last quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 131.2% during the 3rd quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 22,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,196,000 after purchasing an additional 12,580 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC boosted its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 13,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,991,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares during the period.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Stock Up 3.0 %

BATS:VFQY opened at $145.70 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $356.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $145.08 and its 200 day moving average is $141.93.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.5285 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.37.

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.