Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Stock Position Lifted by Evanson Asset Management LLC

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

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 924,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,631,000 after purchasing an additional 41,153 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 97.8% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 443,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,714,000 after buying an additional 219,120 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 433,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,599,000 after acquiring an additional 8,462 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 358,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,458,000 after acquiring an additional 1,706 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 7.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 254,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,370,000 after acquiring an additional 17,027 shares during the period.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $122.80 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.31 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 52 week low of $90.03 and a 52 week high of $126.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $121.18 and a 200-day moving average of $113.03.

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).