HighTower Advisors LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 6.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 122,105 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,195 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.13% of Vanguard Financials ETF worth $14,417,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Abound Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 379.6% in the 4th quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 45.0% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $45,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 2.4 %

VFH opened at $116.81 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $122.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $118.37. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12-month low of $95.67 and a 12-month high of $127.67. The firm has a market cap of $11.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.58 and a beta of 1.10.

Vanguard Financials ETF Company 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).