Royal Fund Management LLC Purchases 644 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Royal Fund Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 31,977 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 644 shares during the period. Vanguard Health Care ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Royal Fund Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Royal Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $8,033,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. McAdam LLC increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 1,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 1,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.2% in the third quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $586,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tompkins Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp now owns 796 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of VHT traded up $0.88 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $258.02. The stock had a trading volume of 86,504 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,329. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $222.27 and a 12 month high of $271.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.32 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $262.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $252.43.

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.