Wakefield Asset Management LLLP Takes $676,000 Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Wakefield Asset Management LLLP bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,347 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $676,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Certified Advisory Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $639,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,777,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. HUB Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $234,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Patten & Patten Inc. TN increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Patten & Patten Inc. TN now owns 1,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 1,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $317,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $270.62 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $273.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $282.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $237.23 and a 12 month high of $298.61.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Company 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).