Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Stake Boosted by Trust Co. of Vermont

Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 17.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 85,552 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,573 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF makes up 1.0% of Trust Co. of Vermont’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $24,626,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 30.5% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,919,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,586,000 after acquiring an additional 448,964 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1,661.0% in the 2nd quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 360,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,479,000 after buying an additional 339,847 shares in the last quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC grew its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 30.9% in the 2nd quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 1,346,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,293,000 after buying an additional 317,681 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,576,000. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,305,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,829,000 after buying an additional 105,050 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 0.8%

VHT stock opened at $274.50 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $284.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $280.48. The company has a market capitalization of $16.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $234.11 and a 52 week high of $298.61.

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).