Apexium Financial LP Raises Position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Apexium Financial LP increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 15.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,285 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,200 shares during the period. Apexium Financial LP’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $1,923,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 924,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,631,000 after buying an additional 41,153 shares in the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 97.8% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 443,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,714,000 after acquiring an additional 219,120 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 433,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,599,000 after acquiring an additional 8,462 shares in the last quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 358,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,458,000 after purchasing an additional 1,706 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 254,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,370,000 after purchasing an additional 17,027 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of VFH stock opened at $124.43 on Monday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12 month low of $92.53 and a 12 month high of $126.85. The company has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $121.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $113.84.

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).