North Forty Two & Co. Takes $3.91 Million Position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

North Forty Two & Co. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 33,097 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,908,000. Vanguard Financials ETF comprises approximately 4.5% of North Forty Two & Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 18,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,143,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 45.0% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 10,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,215,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC now owns 4,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $575,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 5,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $698,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $117.96 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $11.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.58 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12-month low of $95.67 and a 12-month high of $127.67. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $122.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $118.48.

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).