Fifth Third Bancorp Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 1.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 96,832 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,393 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp owned 0.11% of Vanguard Financials ETF worth $11,433,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Abound Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 379.6% in the fourth quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 45.0% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $54,000. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $54,000. Finally, Tsfg LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Financials ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $68,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VFH opened at $124.43 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $121.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $113.75. The company has a market cap of $11.46 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 1-year low of $92.53 and a 1-year high of $126.85.

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).