Baird Financial Group Inc. Buys 2,128 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 3.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 57,247 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,128 shares during the quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $17,117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $50,000. CORDA Investment Management LLC. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,179,000. Waverly Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 18.5% in the 2nd quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 27,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,354,000 after buying an additional 4,359 shares during the last quarter. Range Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.8% during the second quarter. Range Advisory LLC now owns 1,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 7,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,101,000 after purchasing an additional 510 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $310.74 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $312.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $291.22. The stock has a market cap of $18.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $249.57 and a twelve month high of $330.75.

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).