Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (VFQY)

BATS: VFQY · Real-Time Price · USD
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+0.3212 (0.24%)
May 9, 2025, 10:08 AM - Market open
Assets $368.63M
Expense Ratio 0.13%
PE Ratio 13.80
Shares Out 2.78M
Dividend (ttm) $1.93
Dividend Yield 1.43%
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 25, 2025
Payout Ratio 20.11%
1-Year Return +1.56%
Volume 137
Open 135.07
Previous Close 135.07
Day's Range 135.07 - 135.43
52-Week Low 116.51
52-Week High 150.37
Beta 1.03
Holdings 406
Inception Date Feb 13, 2018

About VFQY

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (VFQY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively-managed fund of US equities featuring strong fundamentals. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. VFQY was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Equity
Category Mid-Cap Blend
Region North America
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol VFQY
ETF Provider Vanguard

Top 10 Holdings

15.88% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
3M Company MMM 1.75%
Apple Inc. AAPL 1.74%
Cintas Corporation CTAS 1.71%
Fortinet, Inc. FTNT 1.65%
KLA Corporation KLAC 1.65%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD 1.63%
Walmart Inc. WMT 1.47%
Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB 1.44%
EOG Resources, Inc. EOG 1.43%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. AMP 1.42%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 25, 2025 $0.4425 Mar 27, 2025
Dec 23, 2024 $0.5285 Dec 26, 2024
Sep 26, 2024 $0.4316 Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024 $0.5294 Jul 1, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.4002 Mar 26, 2024
Dec 19, 2023 $0.4956 Dec 22, 2023
Full Dividend History

News

VFQY: A Higher-Risk Fund With Limited Upside Potential

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF has a low expense ratio of 0.13% but underperforms due to limited tech exposure and high cyclical sector exposure. VFQY's portfolio includes nearly 400 stocks, with a ...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY: A Diversified But Underperforming Quality ETF

The Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF has a diversified portfolio across market cap categories, resembling a value fund with a low price/earnings ratio. VFQY's performance has lagged the broader market...

9 months ago - Seeking Alpha

What You Don't Know About These Vanguard And Fidelity ETFs Can Hurt Your Alpha

Vanguard offers factor-based ETFs that have shown outstanding performance compared to unmanaged, index-based comparison ETFs. Factor-based ETFs have now become mainstream investments, with a market sh...

11 months ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY: This Actively Managed ETF Has Lagged Passive Competitors

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF is an actively managed ETF holding over 300 stocks with relatively strong fundamentals. VFQY is well-diversified across holdings, sectors and size segments. Aggregate ...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Vanguard Has 17 Small And Mid-Cap ETFs. Which Are Best Right Now?

With so many small and mid-cap ETFs out there, which might be the best to own right now. I'll restrict this analysis to Vanguard ETFs which seem to have a reasonable exchange policy and which offers a...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY: A Data-Driven Approach To Quality Investing

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF is an actively managed fund that evaluates companies based on factors indicative of high-quality earnings. Quality factor has historically outperformed other factors. ...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

You'd Be Surprised Which Four Vanguard ETFs Have Consistently Beaten Their Category Averages

Most investors have never heard of so-called "factor funds" but four of five such Vanguard factor funds have outperformed Vanguard ETFs of similar composition. Factor funds focus on portfolios that ha...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY: The Quality ETF With A Strong Value And Small Cap Tilt

Quality stocks are shining in a slowing economy, as they have strong balance sheets and low default risk. The recent drop in interest rates is a tailwind for value and small-cap stocks. Vanguard U.S. ...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY: Valuation And Diversification Look Great, Return Not So Much

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF is an actively-managed fund that invests in U.S. stocks with strong fundamentals. VFQY is more diversified than its competitors in terms of holdings, sectors, and size...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY Gets Qualified Buy: Like The Results But Have Concerns

The Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (VFQY) has moved up to second place in the ranking of best Mid-Cap Blend ETFs. VFQY invests in stocks with strong fundamentals and seeks long-term capital apprecia...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY Vs. 3 Quality Funds: A Bit Disappointing

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF is a quality-style exchange-traded fund, actively managed by Vanguard. It is well-diversified across sectors and holdings.

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY: Strong Fundamentals, Average Performance

VFQY is a quality-oriented ETF. It is more diversified and balanced than the S&P 500.

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF: Useful And Cheap

Investors looking to make tentative dips in the market amidst pronounced selling may consider a quality-driven portfolio such as VFQY. VFQY's fundamentally sound portfolio offers strong earnings poten...

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha

VFQY: Major Points Worth Discussing

VFQY: Major Points Worth Discussing

3 years ago - Seeking Alpha