Claris Financial LLC Purchases New Shares in Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH

Claris Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 7,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,048,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. First Growth Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $423,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 43.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 208,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,828,000 after acquiring an additional 63,117 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Equity LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $791,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,236,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,080,000 after purchasing an additional 73,925 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,027,000. 61.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF stock opened at $131.44 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $13.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $127.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $128.28. Vanguard Financials ETF has a one year low of $116.67 and a one year high of $137.89.

About Vanguard Financials ETF

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies involved in activities, such as banking, mortgage finance, consumer finance, specialized finance, investment banking and brokerage, asset management and custody, corporate lending, insurance, financial investment, and real estate (including real estate investment trusts).