Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Purchased by Accel Wealth Management

Accel Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 20.0% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 7,827 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,305 shares during the quarter. Accel Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $2,117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 114.7% during the 4th quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT traded down $1.88 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $261.88. 96,457 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 173,934. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $263.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $261.47. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1 year low of $222.27 and a 1 year high of $271.53. The company has a market cap of $17.58 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

About Vanguard Health Care ETF

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.