Plancorp LLC Purchases New Shares in Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH

Plancorp LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 4,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $594,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 101.3% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 622 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. Asset One Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. Asset One Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,304,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 44.2% during the 3rd quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 86,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,289,000 after buying an additional 26,584 shares in the last quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 302.1% during the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 565 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $185,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 61.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $138.59 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $136.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $131.72. The company has a market capitalization of $13.45 billion, a PE ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.89. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1-year low of $116.67 and a 1-year high of $145.50.

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).