Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 201.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 449 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $113,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Aspire Private Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 114.7% in the fourth quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. Gables Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $61,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 404.1% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 247 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the period. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 139.0% during the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of VHT stock traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $255.32. 124,671 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 192,893. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $263.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $251.82. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $222.27 and a 12-month high of $271.53. The stock has a market cap of $17.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.10 and a beta of 0.61.

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.