Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Stock Holdings Trimmed by KCM Investment Advisors LLC

KCM Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 104,835 shares of the company’s stock after selling 422 shares during the quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $26,596,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 954,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,052,000 after buying an additional 62,106 shares during the last quarter. Hikari Tsushin Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Hikari Tsushin Inc. now owns 18,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,787,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 57.5% during the fourth quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,959 shares of the company’s stock valued at $497,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 2,863 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $244.93 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.31 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $267.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $268.42. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $244.87 and a 12-month high of $289.14.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.9396 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.