Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Acquired by Sunbelt Securities Inc.

Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 70.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 177 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $50,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 710,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,985,000 after purchasing an additional 32,177 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 473,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,989,000 after buying an additional 8,594 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 303,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,716,000 after acquiring an additional 1,085 shares during the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 273,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,735,000 after acquiring an additional 1,908 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 191,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,104,000 after acquiring an additional 3,625 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $260.43 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $17.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $243.34 and a 12 month high of $289.14. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $271.82 and its 200-day moving average is $273.76.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Profile

Vanguard Health Care ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the health care sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of two main industry groups.