Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 124,171 shares, a drop of 37.7% from the January 15th total of 199,275 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 236,012 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 236,012 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

VHT stock traded up $2.58 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $290.39. The company had a trading volume of 176,645 shares, compared to its average volume of 244,430. The firm has a market cap of $17.47 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $234.11 and a 12 month high of $298.61. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $289.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $273.46.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,095,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,943.1% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 26,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,582,000 after acquiring an additional 25,634 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 103.4% during the 3rd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,043,000 after purchasing an additional 7,917 shares during the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 14.6% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 1,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Trust bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $575,000.

About Vanguard Health Care ETF

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).