Merit Financial Group LLC Has $3.67 Million Stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Merit Financial Group LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 5.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 14,457 shares of the company’s stock after selling 894 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $3,668,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Centennial Bank AR acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Tsfg LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 80.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 70.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $258.53 on Monday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $250.07 and a 52-week high of $289.14. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $261.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $272.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

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.