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VFQYVanguardINDEX

Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF

$177.23+0.49% vs prior close
14517952-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks with the potential to generate higher returns relative to the broad U.S. equity market by investing in stocks with strong fundamentals as determined by the advisor. The portfolio will include a diverse mix of companies representing many different market sectors and industry groups. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in securities issued by U.S. companies.

VFQY price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVFQY close
Sep 28, 2026$171.10
Sep 29, 2026$170.63
Sep 30, 2026$170.29
Oct 1, 2026$171.60
Oct 2, 2026$171.76
Oct 5, 2026$172.87
Oct 6, 2026$172.97
Oct 7, 2026$172.07
Oct 8, 2026$173.78
Oct 9, 2026$174.16
Oct 12, 2026$174.32
Oct 13, 2026$174.21
Oct 14, 2026$173.17
Oct 15, 2026$175.29
Oct 16, 2026$174.47
Oct 19, 2026$174.20
Oct 20, 2026$176.62
Oct 21, 2026$177.02
Oct 22, 2026$177.79
Oct 23, 2026$176.37
Oct 26, 2026$177.23

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +15.5% so far this year. At 0.13% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$370Massets under management
0.13%expense ratio · $13 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
8Kavg daily volume, 30 days
367holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed February 13, 2018 · beta 0.75
The book at a glance
GILD+1.7%FTNT+1.9%CTAS+0.8%MMM-0.4%COST+0.2%SPOT-2.0%AAPL-1.1%TXN+4.7%TJX-0.9%LLY+0.4%ROST+2.1%TT+2.3%TRV+0.5%ADBE-2.0%INTU-1.0%WMT+0.3%NEM+1.4%SCCO+0.5%VLO+1.8%ALL+1.1%AXP+0.6%LRCX+3.2%PG-0.7%KLAC+2.5%KO-0.0%SNDK+1.4%WDC+3.6%CMI+0.9%JNJ+0.9%ABNB-0.6%SPGI+0.1%QCOM+2.1%MPC+2.9%META-1.9%VRT+2.8%ANET+2.8%MANH-0.8%EXELNTAPBBY

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1GILDGILEAD SCIENCES1.50%$158.69+1.7%
2FTNTFORTINET1.36%$183.33+1.9%
3CTASCINTAS1.41%$225.93+0.8%
4MMM3M1.33%$172.79-0.4%
5COSTCOSTCO WHOLESALE1.32%$1005.16+0.2%
6SPOTSPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA1.30%$572.36-2.0%
7AAPLAPPLE1.29%$343.91-1.1%
8TXNTEXAS INSTRUMENTS1.11%$298.12+4.7%
9TJXTJX COMPANIES1.21%$143.70-0.9%
10LLYELI LILLY1.19%$1279.14+0.4%
11ROSTROSS STORES1.18%$234.11+2.1%
12TTTRANE TECHNOLOGIES1.11%$455.03+2.3%
13TRVTRAVELERS COMPANIES1.14%$400.17+0.5%
14ADBEADOBE1.12%$258.62-2.0%
15INTUINTUIT1.08%$339.89-1.0%

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Sector weights

  • Technology19.85%
  • Industrials18.25%
  • Consumer Cyclical16.04%
  • Financial Services15.99%
  • Retail Trade14.09%
  • Finance13.27%
  • Technology Services11.85%
  • Healthcare10.98%
  • Consumer Defensive10.67%
  • Electronic Technology10.1%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Technology19.85%
Industrials18.25%
Consumer Cyclical16.04%
Financial Services15.99%
Retail Trade14.09%
Finance13.27%
Technology Services11.85%
Healthcare10.98%
Consumer Defensive10.67%
Electronic Technology10.1%

Country weights

  • United States99.58%
  • Canada1.35%
  • Ireland0.73%
  • Bermuda0.51%
  • Korea (the Republic of)0.25%
  • Australia0.23%
  • Cash0.22%
  • United Kingdom0.16%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States99.58%
Canada1.35%
Ireland0.73%
Bermuda0.51%
Korea (the Republic of)0.25%
Australia0.23%
Cash0.22%
United Kingdom0.16%
Performance
1 week+0.3%
1 month+3.0%
3 months+4.2%
6 months+11.9%
YTD+15.5%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
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CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.5% of the book; the top ten carry 13%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 143 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
4Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
META META$324M$357M
SNDK Sandisk Corporation $249M$271M
AAPL APPLE$139M$149M
NFLX NETFLIX$43M$54M
MDB MONGODB$44M$42M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against VFQY

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VFQY on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.6B+$187M-11bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-9bp on fee · 156× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.2B+$235M-10bp on fee · 38× the assets · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYV State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF0.04%$36B+$208M-9bp on fee · 97× the assets · +$208M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.8B+$148M-9bp on fee · 94× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
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