Appleton Partners Inc. MA Buys Shares of 1,350 Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Appleton Partners Inc. MA bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 1,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $357,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 59.8% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $719,000 after acquiring an additional 1,061 shares in the last quarter. Dahring Cusmano LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,200,000. Winebrenner Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter worth $297,000. Hikari Power Ltd increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Hikari Power Ltd now owns 8,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,281,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthspire Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 4,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,070,000 after acquiring an additional 195 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of VHT stock opened at $244.29 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $246.35 and a 200-day moving average of $256.97. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $234.11 and a 12-month high of $289.14. The company has a market capitalization of $21.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.90 and a beta of 0.67.

About Vanguard Health Care ETF

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.