Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 76.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,613 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,953 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $2,752,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 8.5% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 137,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,042,000 after purchasing an additional 10,751 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 23,437,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,075,937,000 after acquiring an additional 526,682 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 69.0% during the 3rd quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 294,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,650,000 after buying an additional 120,224 shares during the last quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 125.6% during the 3rd quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 20,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,733,000 after buying an additional 11,594 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 121.3% during the 3rd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 13,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,758,000 after buying an additional 7,344 shares during the last quarter. 61.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $125.29 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.74 billion, a PE ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Financials ETF has a twelve month low of $116.67 and a twelve month high of $137.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $124.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $128.24.

Vanguard Financials ETF 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).