S&A Financial Services Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

S&A Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 7,745 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,109,000. Vanguard Health Care ETF accounts for 1.4% of S&A Financial Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $251,293,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in 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 worth $476,586,000 after acquiring an additional 448,964 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.5% during 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. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,388.3% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 118,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,151,000 after purchasing an additional 113,873 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,305,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,829,000 after purchasing an additional 105,050 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $304.81 on Monday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $237.23 and a 12-month high of $314.90. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $293.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $285.27. The firm has a market cap of $18.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.60.

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).