Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Buys 165 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 5.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,977 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $755,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $378,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 184.2% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $718,000 after purchasing an additional 1,835 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 132,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,668,000 after purchasing an additional 3,330 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 1.3%

VHT opened at $239.77 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.90 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $253.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $261.47. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $234.11 and a twelve month high of $289.14.

Vanguard Health Care ETF 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.