Capital Management Associates Inc Buys 4,899 Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH

Capital Management Associates Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 112.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,241 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,899 shares during the quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $1,234,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Leo Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 212.1% in the 4th quarter. Leo Wealth LLC now owns 5,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $669,000 after purchasing an additional 3,407 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $240,000. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $940,000 after buying an additional 122 shares during the period. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. now owns 9,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,267,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stephen J. Garry & Associates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $304,000. 61.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

VFH stock opened at $121.32 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $125.22 and a 200-day moving average of $128.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 1.02. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12 month low of $100.87 and a 12 month high of $137.89.

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). 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).