Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Has $376,000 Stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,423 shares of the company’s stock after selling 147 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VFH. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $10,902,000. Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $10,745,000. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 11,076.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 98,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,810,000 after purchasing an additional 97,470 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $8,169,000. Finally, Polianta Ltd bought a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $7,221,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of VFH stock opened at $121.79 on Friday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12-month low of $90.02 and a 12-month high of $126.85. The company has a market capitalization of $11.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $118.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $109.42.

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).