126,162 Shares in Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH Bought by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 126,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,841,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned about 0.13% of Vanguard Financials ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 124.9% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 9,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,116,000 after buying an additional 5,190 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 10.5% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 7,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $934,000 after buying an additional 743 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 8.8% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $848,000 after buying an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 22,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,894,000 after acquiring an additional 1,759 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 1,765.2% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 9,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,220,000 after acquiring an additional 9,073 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 61.65% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

VFH stock opened at $126.77 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.89 billion, a PE ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard Financials ETF has a one year low of $116.67 and a one year high of $137.89. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $124.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $128.21.

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). 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).