Private Advisor Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 5.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 30,020 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,492 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $3,544,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VFH. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 20.0% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after buying an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,089,000 after acquiring an additional 1,179 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 18,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,186,000 after purchasing an additional 848 shares during the period. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 20.3% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $544,000 after purchasing an additional 778 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Financials ETF stock opened at $123.27 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $122.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $116.87. The stock has a market cap of $11.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1-year low of $95.67 and a 1-year high of $127.67.

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).