Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) by 92.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 8,443 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,050 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF were worth $1,206,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFQY. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 64.3% during the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 104,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,967,000 after buying an additional 40,976 shares during the last quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 131.2% in the third quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 22,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,196,000 after acquiring an additional 12,580 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 13,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,991,000 after acquiring an additional 371 shares during the last quarter. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 129.7% in the third quarter. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $528,000 after acquiring an additional 2,086 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 40.7% in the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 3,640 shares of the company’s stock valued at $537,000 after acquiring an additional 1,053 shares during the period.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Trading Up 1.4 %

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $143.45 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $351.45 million, a P/E ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $145.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $141.30.

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 given a dividend of $0.5285 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

About Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF

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.