Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Shares Sold by Stephens Inc. AR

Stephens Inc. AR lowered its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 6.2% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,973 shares of the company’s stock after selling 331 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,235,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $272.45 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $16.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.73. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $234.11 and a 52 week high of $278.61. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $259.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $251.02.

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.