Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Short Interest Down 25.0% in March

Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) was the target of a large decline in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 112,230 shares, a decline of 25.0% from the February 26th total of 149,693 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 215,756 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Health Care ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $826,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Capital Management Associates Inc raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc now owns 5,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,404,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. now owns 462 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Certified Advisory Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $639,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,777,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

VHT opened at $265.36 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $234.11 and a 1-year high of $298.61. The stock has a market cap of $15.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $285.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $280.20.

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).