Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Holdings Trimmed by Brookstone Capital Management

Brookstone Capital Management decreased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 19.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 9,443 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,277 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $2,451,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Fischer Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 12,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,099,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,777,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. now owns 14,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,653,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 15,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,746,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Compass Financial Services Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 38.4% during the first quarter. Compass Financial Services Inc now owns 191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VHT stock opened at $290.70 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $234.11 and a 52-week high of $296.51. The stock has a market cap of $17.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $282.53 and a 200-day moving average of $263.12.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Company 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. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations).