Bluesphere Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Bluesphere Advisors LLC cut its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 37.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,211 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,504 shares during the quarter. Bluesphere Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $503,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 20.0% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 30,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,544,000 after purchasing an additional 1,492 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 98.5% during the 4th quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 5,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $692,000 after purchasing an additional 2,909 shares during the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $208,000. Finally, Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $773,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares during the period.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA VFH opened at $123.66 on Tuesday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12-month low of $98.47 and a 12-month high of $127.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $120.01 and a 200 day moving average of $120.06.

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).