Arax Advisory Partners Buys New Stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Arax Advisory Partners purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 6,537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,882,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 162.5% in the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,625.0% in the 4th quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 263.9% in the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $285.62 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $275.94 and a 200-day moving average of $282.82. The company has a market capitalization of $16.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $237.23 and a 52 week high of $298.61.

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. 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).