Abbot Financial Management Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Abbot Financial Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,656 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Abbot Financial Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,181,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Everett Harris & Co. CA raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA now owns 747,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,729,000 after acquiring an additional 3,290 shares during the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 274,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,705,000 after buying an additional 10,826 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 25,304.7% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 248,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,160,000 after buying an additional 247,986 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 191,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,104,000 after acquiring an additional 3,625 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invictus Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Invictus Private Wealth LLC now owns 150,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,558,000 after acquiring an additional 2,852 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

VHT opened at $269.56 on Wednesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1 year low of $250.07 and a 1 year high of $289.14. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $264.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $271.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.52 billion, a PE ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72.

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.