Southern Capital Services Inc. ADV Acquires New Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Southern Capital Services Inc. ADV acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 37,439 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,777,000. Vanguard Health Care ETF makes up about 6.8% of Southern Capital Services Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Southern Capital Services Inc. ADV owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Health Care ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 30.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,919,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,586,000 after acquiring an additional 448,964 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,615,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $464,893,000 after acquiring an additional 140,350 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,388,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,814,000 after purchasing an additional 83,768 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $251,293,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 806,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,089,000 after purchasing an additional 51,515 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

VHT stock opened at $280.41 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $237.23 and a 52-week high of $298.61. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $276.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $282.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.62.

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).