Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Shares Sold by Ascent Group LLC

Ascent Group LLC decreased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 7.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,351 shares of the company’s stock after selling 689 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $855,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VFH. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated now owns 2,844 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the period. Panoramic Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.1% during the first quarter. Panoramic Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group increased its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 5.1% during the first quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 2,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,000 after acquiring an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Cladis Investment Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Cladis Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,198,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compass Ion Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.9% in the first quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 3,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

NYSEARCA VFH traded up $1.16 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $107.06. 71,997 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 407,253. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1-year low of $75.71 and a 1-year high of $107.56. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.09. The company has a market cap of $9.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96.

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).