Global Retirement Partners LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 20.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,277 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 380 shares during the quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $269,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA purchased a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Abound Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 379.6% in the fourth quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 235 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 45.0% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $123.49 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $12.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.94 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1 year low of $95.67 and a 1 year high of $127.67. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $122.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $116.87.

Vanguard Financials ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Financials ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Financials Index Fund. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) US Investable Market Financials Index, an index of stocks of large, medium and small United States companies in the financials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).