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

Bleakley Financial Group LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 10.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,636 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,477 shares during the quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $1,389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VFH. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 11.0% during the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 8,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after buying an additional 873 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 1st quarter worth $61,000. Boltwood Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $213,000. Breakwater Capital Group raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 2,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $243,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $116.06 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $109.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $103.85. Vanguard Financials ETF has a one year low of $75.71 and a one year high of $116.43. The company has a market capitalization of $10.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96.

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).