GWN Securities Inc. Buys New Shares in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

GWN Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 9,164 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,139,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 924,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,631,000 after acquiring an additional 41,153 shares during the last quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $209,000. Prospera Financial Services Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 7.2% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 6,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $713,000 after acquiring an additional 437 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 237,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,084,000 after acquiring an additional 7,186 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 190.7% during 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 last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $116.81 on Friday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12 month low of $95.67 and a 12 month high of $127.67. The business has a 50-day moving average of $122.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $118.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.67 billion, a PE ratio of 15.58 and a beta of 1.10.

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).