J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 30.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,651 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,160 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $1,738,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 29,055.8% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 271,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,517,000 after purchasing an additional 270,219 shares during the period. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 12,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,634,000 after purchasing an additional 487 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,626,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,263,000 after buying an additional 231 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the second quarter worth about $268,000. 61.65% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of VFH stock opened at $130.00 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $128.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.02 billion, a PE ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 52-week low of $100.87 and a 52-week high of $133.85.

Vanguard Financials ETF Company 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).