Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Makes New $54,000 Investment in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $54,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 1,501.8% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 897 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after acquiring an additional 841 shares during the period. SageView Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $322,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $219,000. Blair William & Co. IL boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 13.3% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 10,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,036,000 after buying an additional 1,188 shares during the period. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 11.0% during the first quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 8,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after buying an additional 873 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VFH opened at $122.08 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $112.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $105.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.24 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $82.51 and a fifty-two week high of $123.31.

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).