Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Stock: Ballast Inc. Lowers Stake

Ballast Inc. reduced its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT – Free Report) by 25.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,429 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,698 shares during the period. Vanguard Health Care ETF makes up 2.0% of Ballast Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Ballast Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $10,882,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,712,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $466,419,000 after purchasing an additional 103,206 shares during the period. Allied Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.4% in the second quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 180,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,103,000 after purchasing an additional 9,234 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 138,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,445,000 after buying an additional 2,025 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 49.3% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 132,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,580,000 after purchasing an additional 43,732 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 117,799 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,234,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock traded up $7.25 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $333.19. 124,116 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 228,450. The firm has a market cap of $20.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $319.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $298.24. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $264.97 and a 52-week high of $333.81.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Profile

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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. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

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