Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH Stake Reduced by BLB&B Advisors LLC

BLB&B Advisors LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 26.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,286 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,651 shares during the quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $928,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Oldfather Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.3% in the second quarter. Oldfather Financial Services LLC now owns 2,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Global Financial Private Client LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 5.7% in the second quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 1,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 16.8% in the second quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the period. Finally, Panoramic Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Panoramic Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $529,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.65% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $127.10 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $130.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $125.88. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 52 week low of $100.87 and a 52 week high of $133.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 1.02.

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).