Northern Trust Corp Raises Stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 25,960 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 822 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $6,586,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. O Dell Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. O Dell Group LLC now owns 960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp now owns 2,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,679,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Costello Asset Management INC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 44.6% during the fourth quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Simmons Bank increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 2,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $657,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.8%

VHT stock opened at $246.51 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $252.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $260.96. The company has a market cap of $21.51 billion, a PE ratio of 26.90 and a beta of 0.71. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $234.11 and a twelve month high of $289.14.

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.