Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Stock Holdings Trimmed by Marotta Asset Management

Marotta Asset Management reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 18.8% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 41,065 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,536 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF comprises 2.2% of Marotta Asset Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Marotta Asset Management’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $12,980,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,712,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,419,000 after purchasing an additional 103,206 shares during the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $251,293,000. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 806,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,089,000 after buying an additional 51,515 shares during the last quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.4% during the second quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 180,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,103,000 after buying an additional 9,234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 138,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,445,000 after buying an additional 2,025 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VHT traded up $0.18 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $311.90. The company had a trading volume of 151,513 shares, compared to its average volume of 225,978. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $263.00 and a 1-year high of $330.75. The stock has a market cap of $18.83 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $316.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $294.18.

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).