Systelligence LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY)

Systelligence LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) by 47.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 180,284 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 58,015 shares during the quarter. Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF accounts for approximately 6.3% of Systelligence LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest position. Systelligence LLC owned approximately 7.36% of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF worth $25,400,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Hobart Private Capital LLC now owns 100,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,229,000 after buying an additional 1,040 shares during the period. Beacon Financial Planning Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Beacon Financial Planning Inc. now owns 19,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,689,000 after buying an additional 491 shares during the period. Synergy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 99.7% during the 4th quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 3,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $540,000 after buying an additional 1,901 shares during the period. Finally, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 112,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,878,000 after buying an additional 7,947 shares during the period.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Price Performance

BATS VFQY opened at $146.27 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $144.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $142.72. The company has a market cap of $358.36 million, a PE ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 1.03.

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 issued a dividend of $0.5285 per share. This is a boost 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 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.