Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Stock Purchased by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 84.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,102 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,343 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,613,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VHT. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,712,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $466,419,000 after purchasing an additional 103,206 shares in the last quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 180,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,103,000 after purchasing an additional 9,234 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 138,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,445,000 after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 49.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 132,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,580,000 after purchasing an additional 43,732 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 117,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,234,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT opened at $342.33 on Monday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1 year low of $264.97 and a 1 year high of $348.26. The company’s 50-day moving average is $322.07 and its 200 day moving average is $296.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59.

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).