Centaurus Financial Inc. decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT – Free Report) by 56.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,987 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,293 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $2,620,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 12.3% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,840,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,473,000 after purchasing an additional 201,763 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.7% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,676,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,755,000 after buying an additional 119,137 shares during the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $398,176,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 797,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,915,000 after buying an additional 52,169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 23.8% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 392,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,335,000 after purchasing an additional 75,501 shares during the last quarter.
Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance
NYSEARCA VHT opened at $243.27 on Thursday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $220.50 and a twelve month high of $259.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.80 billion, a PE ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $244.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $242.23.
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.
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