Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Stock Position Reduced by Gradient Capital Advisors LLC

Gradient Capital Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 2.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,400 shares of the company’s stock after selling 87 shares during the period. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $920,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the first quarter worth $31,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 114.7% in the fourth quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gables Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth $61,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock traded down $0.46 on Friday, reaching $266.00. The stock had a trading volume of 99,214 shares, compared to its average volume of 173,614. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $263.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $261.14. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $222.27 and a fifty-two week high of $271.53. The stock has a market cap of $17.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

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.