Cladis Investment Advisory LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Cladis Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 12,984 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. Vanguard Financials ETF makes up about 1.1% of Cladis Investment Advisory LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Cladis Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $1,198,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VFH. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 50.7% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 10,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $807,000 after purchasing an additional 3,377 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 19,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,546,000 after acquiring an additional 2,800 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 17,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,366,000 after acquiring an additional 598 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the period. Finally, Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co purchased a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,176,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VFH traded up $0.15 on Friday, reaching $100.23. The company had a trading volume of 138,010 shares, compared to its average volume of 452,656. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.23 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1 year low of $75.71 and a 1 year high of $103.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $99.90 and a 200-day moving average of $95.93.

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).