Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Shares Sold by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 5,363 shares of the company’s stock after selling 297 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $633,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Synovus Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 97.8% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 443,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,714,000 after buying an additional 219,120 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 48.0% during the 4th quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC now owns 446,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,612,000 after buying an additional 144,912 shares during the last quarter. EWG Elevate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $12,919,000. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 11,076.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 98,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,810,000 after buying an additional 97,470 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,796,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $126.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.64 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a twelve month low of $94.16 and a twelve month high of $127.67. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $121.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $115.67.

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).