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

Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 20.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,277 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing 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 quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 28,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,136,000 after acquiring an additional 979 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 450.3% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 76,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,383,000 after purchasing an additional 62,416 shares in the last quarter. Cavalier Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. Cavalier Investments LLC now owns 65,897 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,243,000 after purchasing an additional 4,071 shares during the period. Finally, Welch Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $204,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Shares of VFH stock opened at $123.49 on Tuesday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a one year low of $95.67 and a one year high of $127.67. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $122.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $116.87. The company has a market capitalization of $12.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.94 and a beta of 1.11.

About Vanguard Financials ETF

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).