Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Stock Position Lifted by Royal Fund Management LLC

Royal Fund Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 32.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 31,186 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,705 shares during the quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $8,994,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sherman Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth $382,000. Trust Co. of Oklahoma boosted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Oklahoma now owns 32,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,389,000 after purchasing an additional 2,331 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Bixby & Associates LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $209,000. Congress Park Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $505,000. Finally, Cypress Wealth Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $204,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of VHT stock opened at $266.36 on Tuesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.11 and a fifty-two week high of $298.61. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $284.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $280.42. The firm has a market cap of $16.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67.

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).