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Vanguard Is Liquidating a US-Listed ETF for the First Time Ever

  • Firm says VFLQ hasn’t ‘gained scale since its 2018 debut’
  • Decision is sign of industry saturation: Morningstar’s Johnson
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Asset-management giant Vanguard Group is shutting down one of its US exchange-traded funds for the first time.

The $39.7 million Vanguard U.S. Liquidity Factor ETF (ticker VFLQ) will be liquidated in late November, the firm said in a press release Monday. The fund “has not gained scale since its 2018 debut,” Vanguard said.