Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Sells 1,567 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 71,205 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,567 shares during the quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $18,064,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Capital Management Associates Inc raised its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 385.3% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 12,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,539,000 after acquiring an additional 9,955 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 2,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $672,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 72.5% in the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 4,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after acquiring an additional 1,882 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $263.44 on Thursday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $250.07 and a 52-week high of $289.14. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $266.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $270.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72.

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.