VFQY

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks with strong fundamentals as determined by the advisor.


US

EQUITY

Active

MANAGEMENT STYLE

391.3 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

13 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorVanguard
CategoryUS
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateFeb 13, 2018
Assets (mns)$391
Expense ratio13 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionProprietary
WeightingProprietary
Holdings TransparencyDelayed
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings
GILEAD SCIENCES INC 2.8 %
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP 2.3 %
NIKE INC -CL B 2.2 %
APPLE INC 2.0 %
WAL-MART STORES INC 2.0 %
FORTINET INC 2.0 %
3M CO 1.9 %
LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.9 %
TARGET CORP 1.8 %
KLA CORPORATION 1.8 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings414
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 90
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$170,665
Large cap (>$10bn)65.5%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)22.6%
Small cap (<$2bn)11.6%
Developed mkts.99.7%
Emerging mkts.0.3%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 93.7 %
IRELAND 1.7 %
LUXEMBOURG 1.0 %
PUERTO RICO 0.7 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 04/30/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns -6.6% 1.6% 10.6% 7.0% 12.6% -- -- 7.8%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.7% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4% -- -- 1.4%
Total Returns -6.6% 2.3% 11.8% 8.4% 14.0% -- -- 9.2%
Ann. Volatility 27.8% 20.1% 17.2% 19.6% 19.9% -- -- 21.8%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5001.0688%
MSCI EAFE0.8864%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.5928%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)20
Turnover0.7%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.15%
ADV of underlying (mns)$80,356
Technical Indicators
Recent close$131.62
30d moving avg.$129.69
Annualized volatility18.7%
Relative strength (RSI)48
Short interest (ETF)0.2%
Short interest (underlying)4.3%
Distributions
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Rating

OVERWEIGHT

Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™

VFQY

6.9%

Cat. Avg

6.3%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 921 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 6.3% and a standard deviation of 2.2%. VFQY's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.3 standard deviations above the category average. This places VFQY in the 61st percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Active
US Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 308
Avg. Expense Ratio 67.1 bp
Std. Deviation 37 bp
VFQY (13 bp) Percentile rank 8
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
VFQY 13.0 14.9 27.9
Peer Avg. 46.6 19.2 65.8
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