Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Acquired by Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 7.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,091 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,387 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $4,919,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,840,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,473,000 after buying an additional 201,763 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.7% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,676,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,755,000 after buying an additional 119,137 shares during the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $398,176,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.4% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 641,202 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,065,000 after buying an additional 38,755 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 290,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,018,000 after buying an additional 1,482 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

VHT traded down $0.16 during trading on Friday, hitting $233.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 134,301 shares, compared to its average volume of 201,552. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $222.27 and a twelve month high of $259.04. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $234.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $240.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.50 and a beta of 0.73.

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.