Evanson Asset Management LLC Acquires 153 Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Evanson Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 1.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,547 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 153 shares during the period. Evanson Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $1,599,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Synovus Financial Corp boosted 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 valued at $48,714,000 after purchasing an additional 219,120 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $10,902,000. EWG Elevate Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $12,919,000. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 11,076.1% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 98,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,810,000 after buying an additional 97,470 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. acquired a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the third quarter worth $8,169,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSEARCA VFH opened at $122.80 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $121.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $113.03. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1 year low of $90.03 and a 1 year high of $126.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96.

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).