Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 16.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,575 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 219 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VHT. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the second quarter valued at about $80,903,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 33.3% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 617,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,418,000 after purchasing an additional 154,284 shares during the period. Morningstar Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 39.8% during the second quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 405,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,610,000 after purchasing an additional 115,252 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 243.7% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 98,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,023,000 after purchasing an additional 69,697 shares during the period. Finally, Altfest L J & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1,646.0% during the first quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc. now owns 55,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,638,000 after purchasing an additional 52,128 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $267.50 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $257.48 and a 200-day moving average of $250.35. The firm has a market cap of $15.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $234.11 and a 1-year high of $281.89.

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.