Kovack Advisors Inc. Purchases 536 Shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 15.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,047 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 536 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $478,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 18,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,143,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 45.0% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,305,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 10,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,215,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lewis Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Lewis Asset Management LLC now owns 4,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $575,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VFH opened at $126.11 on Friday. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 52-week low of $95.67 and a 52-week high of $127.67. The company has a market capitalization of $12.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.94 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a fifty day moving average of $122.68 and a 200-day moving average of $117.42.

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).