Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Stake Lifted by SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC

SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 143.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,184 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,057 shares during the quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,541,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 30.5% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,919,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,586,000 after purchasing an additional 448,964 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1,661.0% during the 2nd quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 360,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,479,000 after purchasing an additional 339,847 shares during the period. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 30.9% in the 2nd quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 1,346,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $334,293,000 after buying an additional 317,681 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $28,576,000. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.8% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,305,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,829,000 after buying an additional 105,050 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of VHT stock opened at $271.52 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $286.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $280.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.11 and a fifty-two week high of $298.61.

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. 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).