Fifth Third Securities Inc. Purchases 13,841 Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Fifth Third Securities Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 161.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 22,436 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,841 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $2,649,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 924,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,631,000 after buying an additional 41,153 shares during the period. Boltwood Capital Management purchased a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 7.2% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 6,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $713,000 after acquiring an additional 437 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Oklahoma boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Trust Co. of Oklahoma now owns 140,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,496,000 after acquiring an additional 5,886 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $125.88 on Friday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a one year low of $92.53 and a one year high of $127.29. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $121.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $114.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.59 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).