LPL Financial LLC Buys 48,612 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 7.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 743,629 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,612 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $188,651,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $67,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $403,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the last quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,828 shares of the company’s stock valued at $971,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 21.1% during the 4th quarter. Lee Danner & Bass Inc. now owns 1,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 628.0% during the 4th quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 6,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,755,000 after purchasing an additional 5,966 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

VHT opened at $266.94 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $267.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $269.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.75 and a beta of 0.71. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a one year low of $250.07 and a one year high of $289.14.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Company 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.