Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Shares Acquired by Cerity Partners LLC

Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 29.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 9,257 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,101 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $854,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co raised its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 155.7% in the third quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 6,831,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $548,696,000 after buying an additional 4,159,650 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,680,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,294,000 after purchasing an additional 72,473 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 304.0% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,323,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,301,000 after purchasing an additional 995,862 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $59,548,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.2% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 610,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,072,000 after purchasing an additional 19,169 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VFH stock opened at $99.06 on Tuesday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a one year low of $73.87 and a one year high of $102.60. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $98.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.31 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).