Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 25.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,085 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,241 shares during the quarter. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $719,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in 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 period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 924,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,631,000 after buying an additional 41,153 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 7.2% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 6,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $713,000 after buying an additional 437 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 190.7% in the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $212,000 after acquiring an additional 1,266 shares during the period.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

VFH stock opened at $123.27 on Friday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1 year low of $95.67 and a 1 year high of $127.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $122.13 and a 200 day moving average of $116.48. The company has a market cap of $11.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96.

Vanguard Financials ETF 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).