Strategic Financial Concepts LLC Purchases Shares of 74,502 Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 74,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,796,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Synovus Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 97.8% in the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 443,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,714,000 after acquiring an additional 219,120 shares during the period. Advisors Preferred LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 48.0% in the fourth quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC now owns 446,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,612,000 after purchasing an additional 144,912 shares during the period. EWG Elevate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $12,919,000. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 11,076.1% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 98,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,810,000 after purchasing an additional 97,470 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 450.3% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 76,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,383,000 after buying an additional 62,416 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VFH opened at $126.48 on Friday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a twelve month low of $95.26 and a twelve month high of $127.67. The company has a market cap of $11.65 billion, a PE ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96. The company’s 50 day moving average is $121.80 and its 200 day moving average is $115.95.

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).