Park Avenue Securities LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 89.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,022 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,851 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,734,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VHT. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Your Advocates Ltd. LLP increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 151.7% during the third quarter. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP now owns 151 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 0.4%

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $268.25 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $16.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.11 and a fifty-two week high of $298.61. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $286.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $280.11.

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).