Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Shares Acquired by Trust Co. of Vermont

Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 17.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 85,552 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,573 shares during the period. Vanguard Health Care ETF comprises 1.0% of Trust Co. of Vermont’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Trust Co. of Vermont owned 0.14% of Vanguard Health Care ETF worth $24,626,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $52,000. Royal Fund Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 32.8% during the fourth quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 31,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,994,000 after buying an additional 7,705 shares in the last quarter. Sherman Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth $382,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Oklahoma increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. Trust Co. of Oklahoma now owns 32,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,389,000 after buying an additional 2,331 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

VHT opened at $274.50 on Thursday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $234.11 and a 12-month high of $298.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.52 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $284.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $280.48.

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. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations).