Trust Co. of Vermont Makes New $30.10 Million Investment in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 100,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,104,000. Vanguard Health Care ETF comprises 1.1% of Trust Co. of Vermont’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VHT. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter worth $251,293,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 30.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,919,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,586,000 after buying an additional 448,964 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,615,053 shares of the company’s stock worth $464,893,000 after buying an additional 140,350 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,388.3% during the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 118,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,151,000 after buying an additional 113,873 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,305,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,829,000 after acquiring an additional 105,050 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

VHT stock opened at $314.34 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.71 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a fifty day moving average of $301.16 and a 200-day moving average of $286.84. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a one year low of $249.57 and a one year high of $319.00.

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).