Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Stake Boosted by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 29.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,873 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,030 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $5,549,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Everett Harris & Co. CA grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA now owns 747,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,729,000 after acquiring an additional 3,290 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5,147.9% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 542,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,500,000 after acquiring an additional 531,672 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $122,201,000. Morningstar Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 274,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,705,000 after acquiring an additional 10,826 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 25,304.7% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 248,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,160,000 after acquiring an additional 247,986 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $261.62 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $250.07 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $266.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $270.86. The stock has a market cap of $22.83 billion, a PE 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.