World Investment Advisors Has $2.75 Million Holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH

World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 76.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 20,613 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,953 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $2,752,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 2,775.0% during the fourth quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the period. SHP Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $48,000. Institutional investors own 61.65% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF stock opened at $131.44 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $127.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $128.31. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12-month low of $116.67 and a 12-month high of $137.89.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies involved in activities, such as banking, mortgage finance, consumer finance, specialized finance, investment banking and brokerage, asset management and custody, corporate lending, insurance, financial investment, and real estate (including real estate investment trusts).