Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Stock Position Cut by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. lessened its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 6.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,090 shares of the company’s stock after selling 147 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $530,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Everett Harris & Co. CA boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA now owns 747,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,729,000 after purchasing an additional 3,290 shares in the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 274,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,705,000 after purchasing an additional 10,826 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 25,304.7% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 248,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,160,000 after purchasing an additional 247,986 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 3,625 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invictus Private Wealth LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $42,558,000 after purchasing an additional 2,852 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $271.85 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $250.07 and a twelve month high of $289.14. The company has a 50-day moving average of $264.15 and a 200-day moving average of $271.67. The firm has a market cap of $23.72 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.