Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) Shares Bought by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 69.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 36,002 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,720 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $3,957,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 702.9% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 390,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,015,000 after purchasing an additional 342,131 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the second quarter worth about $10,902,000. Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $10,745,000. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 67.8% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC now owns 237,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,313,000 after acquiring an additional 95,980 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 821.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 101,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,421,000 after acquiring an additional 90,735 shares during the period.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSEARCA VFH opened at $124.79 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $114.69 and a 200 day moving average of $107.21. Vanguard Financials ETF has a twelve month low of $85.13 and a twelve month high of $124.90.

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).