Centaurus Financial Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 95.0% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,525 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,179 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,777,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $826,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Nwam LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.8% during the first quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 1,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $385,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Richmond Investment Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Richmond Investment Services LLC now owns 957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,777,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

VHT stock opened at $307.15 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $18.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $293.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $285.19. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $237.23 and a 12 month high of $314.90.

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. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations).