Royal Bank of Canada Sells 75,766 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Royal Bank of Canada lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 15.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 411,076 shares of the company’s stock after selling 75,766 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada owned approximately 0.69% of Vanguard Health Care ETF worth $111,950,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $307.15 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $293.40 and a 200 day moving average of $285.19. The company has a market cap of $18.28 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $237.23 and a 12-month high of $314.90.

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. 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).