Lido Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Lido Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 8.6% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 126,729 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,069 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $34,513,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VHT. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,044,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the first quarter worth $207,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the first quarter worth $414,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 201.9% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $278,000 after purchasing an additional 749 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,777,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Down 0.7%

NYSEARCA VHT opened at $299.80 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $17.84 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $237.23 and a twelve month high of $311.67. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $289.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $284.55.

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).