3,949 Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH Shares Purchased by TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 224,954 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,949 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. owned 0.23% of Vanguard Financials ETF worth $29,323,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VFH. Financial & Tax Architects LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 112.8% during the third quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 4,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,000 after purchasing an additional 2,572 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 17.4% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 31,948 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,156,000 after buying an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 24.3% in the third quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,000 after buying an additional 844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 20.9% in the third quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 3,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $465,000 after buying an additional 617 shares in the last quarter. 61.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA VFH opened at $134.75 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $137.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $132.97. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 52 week low of $116.67 and a 52 week high of $143.20. The company has a market capitalization of $13.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.91.

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).