World Investment Advisors Has $1.51 Million Holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH

World Investment Advisors lowered its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 39.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,524 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,089 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $1,513,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VFH. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $8,589,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 23,437,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,075,937,000 after acquiring an additional 526,682 shares during the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 307.1% in the fourth quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 6,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $864,000 after acquiring an additional 4,880 shares during the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,037,000. Finally, Clear Creek Financial Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 39,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,264,000 after acquiring an additional 5,943 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.65% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $137.15 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.34 billion, a PE ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.90. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1 year low of $116.67 and a 1 year high of $138.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $129.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $128.43.

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). 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).