Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Shares Acquired by Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 260.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,382 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,444 shares during the quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,069,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,712,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $466,419,000 after purchasing an additional 103,206 shares in the last quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA now owns 737,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,162,000 after buying an additional 4,069 shares during the period. Allied Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 180,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,103,000 after buying an additional 9,234 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 138,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,445,000 after buying an additional 2,025 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $39,580,000 after buying an additional 43,732 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $346.45 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $325.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $298.87. The company has a market capitalization of $21.04 billion, a PE ratio of 31.91 and a beta of 0.57. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $264.97 and a 12 month high of $354.83.

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).