Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. Makes New $813,000 Investment in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 3,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $813,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in 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 worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Capital Management Associates Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 385.3% in the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 12,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,539,000 after buying an additional 9,955 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 2,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $672,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 72.5% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 4,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after acquiring an additional 1,882 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $264.15 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a one year low of $250.07 and a one year high of $289.14. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $268.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $269.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.75 and a beta of 0.71.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.9396 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.