Vanguard U.S. Quality Factor ETF
$174.25−0.07 (−0.04%)
- 0.13%
- $507M
- +20.5%
- 1.02%
- 0M sh
- $174.23
- low $144.43high $179.69
The ETF.net VFQY Grade
A
Score 69 out of 100
- 5 of 26
Score 69 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25. The letter stays A for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A96 out of 100Rank 2 of 26Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B69 out of 100Rank 11 of 19Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 12 of 26Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D30 out of 100Rank 22 of 26Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 26Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 5 of 26
Our read on VFQY
AVanguard's quality screen casts a wide net: it fishes the entire Russell 3000 for strong profits, sustainable earnings and clean balance sheets, and charges 0.13% for the work. Quality without the large-cap-only blinders.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by primarily investing in U.S. common stocks selected for strong fundamentals, including profitability, sustainable earnings, and healthy balance sheets.
Why people hold it
- At 0.13% a year it undercuts most of the quality-factor field and sits alongside the cheapest names in it (JQUA, QUAL, FQAL).
- Starts from the Russell 3000 rather than a mega-cap list, so mid and smaller companies that clear the screens can make the cut. Roughly 400 stocks in the basket.investor.vanguard.com
- Quality is defined on several axes at once: profitability, sustainable earnings and healthy balance sheets, spelled out in the fund's own objective.investor.vanguard.com
- Running since 2018, it ranks among the stronger implementations in its quality-factor peer group. Distributions come quarterly.
Worth knowing
- Trades lightly next to the category's household names, which can show up as wider bid-ask spreads when you go to buy or sell.
- The wide net cuts both ways: mid and small-cap holdings can make it move differently from large-cap-only quality funds such as SPHQ.
- This is an advertised factor screen, not the market. The portfolio is built to look different from a plain US index, and it does.
VFQY Holdings
- Stocks
- 442
- 15%
- KLAC
Sectors
- Technology24.1%
- Financials20.1%
- Industrials17.8%
- Consumer Discretionary13.1%
- Health Care9.8%
- Consumer Staples6.6%
- Materials3.4%
- Communication3.1%
- Energy2.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
VFQY Performance
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VFQY$12,047
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | VFQY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.5% |
| 1 month | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +1.9% |
| 1 year | +20.5% |
| 3 years | +17.2% |
| 5 years | +9.6% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VFQY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.5% | |
| 2025 | +10.2% | |
| 2024 | +12.9% | |
| 2023 | +22.5% | |
| 2022 | −15.7% | |
| 2021 | +28.0% | |
| 2020 | +17.0% |
VFQY in the news
VFQY Dividends
- 1.02%
- $1.77
- $0.38 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
VFQY Risk
- 13.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.87
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −25.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.98
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VFQY Cost
0.13%
VFQY0.13%
- The middle half of US Quality Index funds
- Median 0.39%
1 of the 26 US Quality Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Quality Index
- AFQALFidelity Quality Factor ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +18.0%
- ASPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +19.7%
- BSEIQSEI QiM U.S. Large Cap Quality Active ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +13.4%
- BXMHQInvesco S&P MidCap Quality ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +12.3%
- BDUHPU.S. High Relative Profitability Portfolio ETF Class SharesExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +15.7%