Apollon Financial LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Apollon Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 10.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,312 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. Apollon Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $273,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 97.8% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 443,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,714,000 after purchasing an additional 219,120 shares during the last quarter. EWG Elevate Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Financials ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $12,919,000. Barclays PLC lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 97,470 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $8,796,000. Finally, Polianta Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $7,221,000.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF stock opened at $126.66 on Friday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a twelve month low of $93.11 and a twelve month high of $127.67. The company’s 50 day moving average is $121.63 and its 200 day moving average is $115.03. The company has a market cap of $11.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.43 and a beta of 0.96.

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).