Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) Reaches New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $156.46 and last traded at $156.46, with a volume of 7965 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $151.91.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Price Performance

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $148.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $142.38. The company has a market cap of $807.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.47 and a beta of 1.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFVA. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC now owns 519,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,026,000 after acquiring an additional 13,025 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 6,034.7% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 449,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,375,000 after acquiring an additional 442,523 shares during the last quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 0.9% in the first quarter. Armbruster Capital Management Inc. now owns 431,969 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,147,000 after acquiring an additional 3,749 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 188,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,074,000 after purchasing an additional 24,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 61,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,136,000 after purchasing an additional 3,922 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Company Profile

The Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value index. The fund is an actively managed fund of US equities with lower share prices relative to fundamental values, as determined by the manager. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. VFVA was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.