Trust Co. of Vermont Makes New $866,000 Investment in Vanguard Financials ETF $VFH

Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 6,577 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $866,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 124.9% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 9,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,116,000 after buying an additional 5,190 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 7,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $934,000 after buying an additional 743 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $848,000 after acquiring an additional 540 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 8.4% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 22,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,894,000 after acquiring an additional 1,759 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 1,765.2% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 9,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,220,000 after acquiring an additional 9,073 shares during the period. 61.65% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $141.56 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.71 billion, a PE ratio of 17.56 and a beta of 0.90. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 12-month low of $116.67 and a 12-month high of $143.01. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $136.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $129.61.

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). 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).