Hobart Private Capital LLC Has $14.23 Million Holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY)

Hobart Private Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF (BATS:VFQY) by 1.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 100,993 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares during the period. Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF makes up 3.5% of Hobart Private Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Hobart Private Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF were worth $14,229,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $238,000. Finally, Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF stock opened at $145.12 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $355.53 million, a PE ratio of 13.68 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $144.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $142.44.

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.5285 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF’s previous dividend of $0.37. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

About Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF

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.