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About Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF
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Inception date
Feb 13, 2018
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
ISIN
US9219357061
VFQY seeks to produce higher returns than the broad US market by selecting companies that exhibit strong fundamentals. While the fund is actively managed, the portfolio is built using a rules-based, quantitative model that considers metrics such as profitability, sustainable earnings, and healthy balance sheets. VFQYs investment universe consists of large-, mid, and small-cap US stocks from many different market sectors and industry groups.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Retail Trade
Electronic Technology
Stocks99.81%
Finance16.09%
Technology Services13.02%
Retail Trade10.61%
Electronic Technology10.32%
Health Technology9.70%
Producer Manufacturing8.93%
Consumer Non-Durables8.30%
Commercial Services4.59%
Consumer Services4.12%
Process Industries3.20%
Distribution Services2.69%
Industrial Services2.57%
Transportation1.65%
Energy Minerals1.40%
Consumer Durables1.25%
Non-Energy Minerals0.67%
Health Services0.53%
Communications0.16%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.19%
Cash0.19%
Stock breakdown by region
North America96.48%
Europe3.52%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VFQY invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 16.09% stocks, and Technology Services, with 13.02% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
VFQY top holdings are Apple Inc. and Gilead Sciences, Inc., occupying 1.79% and 1.69% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VFQY last dividends amounted to 0.45 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.44 USD in dividends, which shows a 0.98% increase.
VFQY assets under management is 419.76 M USD. It's risen 3.02% over the last month.
VFQY fund flows account for 18.50 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, VFQY pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.23%. The last dividend (Jun 24, 2025) amounted to 0.45 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VFQY shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Feb 13, 2018, and its management style is Active.
VFQY expense ratio is 0.13% meaning you'd have to pay 0.13% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VFQY follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VFQY invests in stocks.
VFQY price has risen by 4.85% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.22% increase. See more dynamics on VFQY price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.24% over the last month, showed a 8.80% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 8.49% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.24% over the last month, showed a 8.80% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 8.49% in a year.
VFQY trades at a premium (0.02%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.