Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Position Lifted by Allied Investment Advisors LLC

Allied Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 167,280 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,755 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF comprises about 7.4% of Allied Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Allied Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $48,152,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VHT. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 162.5% during the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,625.0% in the fourth 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. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 263.9% in the fourth 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, Your Advocates Ltd. LLP increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 151.7% during the third quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 151 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $279.27 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s 50-day moving average is $273.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $282.87. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $237.23 and a 1-year 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).