ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing Has $2.53 Million Position in Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH)

ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEARCA:VFH) by 13.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 21,459 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,448 shares during the period. Vanguard Financials ETF makes up about 1.9% of ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing’s holdings in Vanguard Financials ETF were worth $2,534,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 45.0% in the third 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 Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in Vanguard Financials ETF by 51.7% in the 3rd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 17,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,941,000 after buying an additional 516 shares in the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 9.5% during the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 9,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,091,000 after buying an additional 865 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Financials ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 196,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,611,000 after buying an additional 7,375 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Financials ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VFH opened at $118.03 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.58 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Financials ETF has a 52 week low of $95.67 and a 52 week high of $127.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $122.66 and a 200-day moving average of $118.96.

Vanguard Financials ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.5106 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Financials ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).