Private Wealth Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 11,953 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Private Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $1,305,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 1,501.8% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 841 shares in the last quarter. Choate Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the first quarter worth about $205,000. Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC. bought a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 73.5% during the 1st quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 17,096 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,750,000 after buying an additional 7,245 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $322,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VFH traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $122.50. 126,004 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 374,672. The company’s 50 day moving average is $112.09 and its 200 day moving average is $105.81. Vanguard Financials ETF has a one year low of $81.41 and a one year high of $123.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.28 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96.

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).