Parkside Financial Bank & Trust Raises Stock Position in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA)

Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor (BATS:VFVA) by 42.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,487 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 744 shares during the quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard U.S. Value Factor were worth $294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Western Pacific Wealth Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the 3rd quarter valued at $128,000. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 1,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor by 28.1% during the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after buying an additional 475 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the 3rd quarter valued at $352,000. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Value Factor during the 4th quarter valued at $369,000.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of VFVA stock opened at $119.48 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $820.84 million, a PE ratio of 8.86 and a beta of 1.20. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $120.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $121.22.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.7542 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard U.S. Value Factor’s previous dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

Vanguard U.S. Value Factor Profile

The Vanguard U.S. Value Factor ETF (VFVA) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Value index. The fund is an actively managed fund of US equities with lower share prices relative to fundamental values, as determined by the manager. The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.