Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Shares Bought by Empower Advisory Group LLC

Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 20.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,607 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 778 shares during the quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $544,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Abound Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 379.6% during the fourth quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 235 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 45.0% during the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $54,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF stock opened at $127.19 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $122.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $116.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12 month low of $95.32 and a 12 month high of $127.67.

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).