Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Shares Purchased by New York Life Investment Management LLC

New York Life Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 18.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 116,904 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,509 shares during the quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC owned about 0.12% of Vanguard Financials ETF worth $10,786,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $208,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 174,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,022,000 after buying an additional 1,833 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 14.7% in the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 117,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,406,000 after acquiring an additional 15,002 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 451,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,274,000 after acquiring an additional 13,184 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 610,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,072,000 after acquiring an additional 19,169 shares during the period.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF stock opened at $98.00 on Thursday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a twelve month low of $73.87 and a twelve month high of $102.60. The stock has a market cap of $9.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $99.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.20.

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).