Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. Sells 161 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. cut its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,565 shares of the company’s stock after selling 161 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,412,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 22.6% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 14,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,793,000 after buying an additional 2,716 shares during the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,679,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 72.5% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 4,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after acquiring an additional 1,882 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 5.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT opened at $244.93 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $267.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $268.19. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $238.72 and a 52-week high of $289.14. The company has a market cap of $21.38 billion, a PE ratio of 28.31 and a beta of 0.74.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.9396 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.