Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Shares Acquired by Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.

Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 1.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 21,833 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 409 shares during the quarter. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $2,578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFH. Synovus Financial Corp grew its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 97.8% during the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 443,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,714,000 after buying an additional 219,120 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the second quarter worth about $10,902,000. Barclays PLC grew its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 11,076.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 98,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,810,000 after buying an additional 97,470 shares during the period. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. acquired a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the third quarter worth about $8,169,000. Finally, Polianta Ltd acquired a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the third quarter worth about $7,221,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

VFH traded down $2.79 on Friday, hitting $115.67. 573,081 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 475,216. The business’s fifty day moving average is $120.91 and its 200 day moving average is $112.07. Vanguard Financials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $90.02 and a fifty-two week high of $126.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96.

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).