Advisors Preferred LLC Has $52.61 Million Stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Advisors Preferred LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 48.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 446,507 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 144,912 shares during the period. Vanguard Financials ETF accounts for approximately 8.5% of Advisors Preferred LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $52,612,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 97.8% during the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 443,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,714,000 after acquiring an additional 219,120 shares in the last quarter. EWG Elevate Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $12,919,000. Barclays PLC raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 11,076.1% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 98,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,810,000 after purchasing an additional 97,470 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $8,796,000. Finally, Polianta Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the third quarter worth about $7,221,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Financials ETF stock opened at $126.66 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $121.63 and a 200-day moving average of $115.03. The company has a market capitalization of $11.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1 year low of $93.11 and a 1 year high of $127.67.

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).