Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Shares Acquired by Centaurus Financial Inc.

Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 95.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,525 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,179 shares during the quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,777,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VHT. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 6,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,800,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 78.9% during the 1st quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP now owns 5,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,468,000 after buying an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 25.3% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 20,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,679,000 after acquiring an additional 4,210 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 57.9% in the 1st quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $853,000 after acquiring an additional 1,148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Matrix Private Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $301,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 1.3%

VHT stock opened at $307.15 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $293.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $285.19. The stock has a market cap of $18.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $237.23 and a fifty-two week high of $314.90.

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).