New York Life Investment Management LLC Purchases New Stake in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF $PPH

New York Life Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (NASDAQ:PPH – Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 20,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,244,000. New York Life Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.22% of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PPH. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF by 846.9% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 361,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,501,000 after buying an additional 322,878 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF by 139.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 143,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,918,000 after buying an additional 83,598 shares during the period. Fluent Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $4,264,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,685,000. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,171,000.

VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PPH traded up $1.35 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $122.65. The company had a trading volume of 193,783 shares, compared to its average volume of 320,706. VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF has a twelve month low of $97.52 and a twelve month high of $123.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a PE ratio of 29.81 and a beta of 0.43. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $113.65 and its 200-day moving average is $108.68.

VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.36 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a negative change from VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6248. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%.

VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF Profile

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The VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MVIS US Listed Pharmaceutical 25 index, a market-cap-weighted index of 25 of the largest global pharmaceutical firms. PPH was launched on Feb 1, 2000 and is managed by VanEck.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (NASDAQ:PPH)

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