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Vanguard US Quality Factor ETF
VFQY

80 hedge funds and large institutions have $139M invested in Vanguard US Quality Factor ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 20

3.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.37% → 37.41% (-4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 80 (-5)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $174M → $139M (-$34.5M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 9

Holders
80
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
32
Reduced
20
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HPC
Hobart Private Capital
North Carolina
+$2.85M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$2.48M
3
CPIG
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
+$2.07M
4
PFA
Pure Financial Advisors
California
+$1.36M
5
RFM
Royal Fund Management
Florida
+$936K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SL
Systelligence LLC
Minnesota
-$25.4M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$6.66M
3
JAG
Journey Advisory Group
Kentucky
-$4.12M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.19M
5
TWC
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$813K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NL
26
NWAM LLC
Washington
$770K +$231K +1,629 +39%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$695K +$12.3K +87 +2%
DADC
28
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$664K – – –
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
29
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$662K +$79.1K +559 +13%
Goldman Sachs
30
Goldman Sachs
New York
$616K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$548K -$2.19M -15,456 -79%
GA
32
GSG Advisors
New Jersey
$548K +$1.98K +14 +0.3%
Royal Bank of Canada
33
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$514K -$39.4K -278 -7%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$502K +$10.3K +73 +2%
Citadel Advisors
35
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$489K +$149K +1,056 +41%
SFS
36
Security Financial Services
Indiana
$483K -$3.82K -27 -0.7%
SA
37
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$474K +$425 +3 +0.1%
PAG
38
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$468K +$4.96K +35 +1%
KDA
39
Kraft Davis & Associates
Missouri
$441K – – –
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$440K +$272K +1,922 +140%
DWP
41
Destiny Wealth Partners
Florida
$418K – – –
KCM
42
Kathmere Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$412K +$65K +459 +17%
RFP
43
Root Financial Partners
California
$367K +$30.2K +213 +8%
Bank of America
44
Bank of America
North Carolina
$362K +$363K +2,565 +1,745%
WCFA
45
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$316K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$297K -$1.42K -10 -0.4%
TFS
47
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$288K +$306K +2,159 New
KWA
48
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$268K -$283K -2,000 -50%
AWM
49
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$246K +$260K +1,838 New
Creative Planning
50
Creative Planning
Kansas
$234K – – –
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VFQY Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

80 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard US Quality Factor ETF (VFQY) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $139M — down 20% from $174M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of VFQY and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 32 added.

The largest buyer was Hobart Private Capital, adding an estimated $2.85M. The largest seller was Systelligence LLC, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.4M sold.

  • 80 institutional investors held Vanguard US Quality Factor ETF (VFQY) as of Q1 2025, down from 85 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $139M of Vanguard US Quality Factor ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Vanguard US Quality Factor ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 9 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard US Quality Factor ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Hobart Private Capital, an estimated $2.85M added.
  • The largest Vanguard US Quality Factor ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Systelligence LLC, an estimated $25.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.