Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Purchased by Prospera Financial Services Inc

Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 39.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,569 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 721 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $726,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Centennial Bank AR bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Tsfg LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 80.2% in the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $78,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of VHT stock opened at $265.83 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $235.39 and a 12-month high of $289.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $276.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $273.29.

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.