Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Sells 785 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 20.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,127 shares of the company’s stock after selling 785 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $828,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VHT. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 25,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,586,000 after acquiring an additional 822 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 922 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $71,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 14.9% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,798,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,176,000 after acquiring an additional 232,733 shares during the period. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 47,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,052,000 after acquiring an additional 2,537 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of VHT stock opened at $255.65 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $248.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $252.04. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $234.11 and a 12 month high of $289.14. The company has a market capitalization of $15.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.73.

About Vanguard Health Care ETF

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.