1,727 Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Shares Bought by Royal Fund Management LLC

Royal Fund Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 4.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 36,962 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,727 shares during the period. Royal Fund Management LLC owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Health Care ETF worth $11,683,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 57,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,117,000 after acquiring an additional 2,128 shares during the period. CORDA Investment Management LLC. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,179,000. Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,680,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 49.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 132,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,580,000 after purchasing an additional 43,732 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OceanIQ Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $894,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT opened at $336.26 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $264.97 and a 12 month high of $337.62. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $320.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $299.52.

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).