Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Shares Purchased by Strategic Blueprint LLC

Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 10.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,933 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 486 shares during the quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $493,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 206.2% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,671,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,729,000 after buying an additional 1,125,795 shares during the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 62.1% in the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 818,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,861,000 after purchasing an additional 313,649 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 600,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,009,000 after purchasing an additional 25,730 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 471,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,140,000 after purchasing an additional 40,730 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 420,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,821,000 after purchasing an additional 16,415 shares during the period.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VFH traded down $0.10 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $108.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 22,958 shares, compared to its average volume of 397,554. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1-year low of $75.71 and a 1-year high of $109.46. The company’s 50-day moving average is $103.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.84.

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).