Pure Financial Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 3,588 Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Pure Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 3,588 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $291,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 5,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the period. Private Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $988,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. McGuire Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. McGuire Investment Group LLC now owns 2,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 3,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

Shares of VFH stock opened at $84.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.10 and a beta of 1.09. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1-year low of $72.96 and a 1-year high of $90.87. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $84.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.71.

Vanguard Financials ETF 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).