Claris Financial LLC Invests $1.05 Million in Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH

Claris Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,048,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Growth Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $423,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 43.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 208,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,828,000 after purchasing an additional 63,117 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Equity LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $791,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,236,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,080,000 after buying an additional 73,925 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,027,000. 61.65% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VFH opened at $131.44 on Friday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $116.67 and a fifty-two week high of $137.89. The company has a market cap of $13.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.90. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $127.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $128.28.

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).