Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Increases Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 87.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,046 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,421 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. O Dell Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. O Dell Group LLC now owns 960 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Pacific Sun Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp now owns 2,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,679,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Simmons Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 2,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $657,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisor OS LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT opened at $247.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $21.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.90 and a beta of 0.67. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $234.11 and a 52-week high of $289.14. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $246.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $258.49.

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.