Vista Investment Management Acquires 500 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Vista Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 31.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,092 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 500 shares during the quarter. Vista Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $531,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VHT. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 184.2% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $718,000 after purchasing an additional 1,835 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 17.4% during the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $412,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Kera Capital Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $205,000. Finally, Evanson Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 36.2% during the fourth quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC now owns 1,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $271,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $246.51 on Tuesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $234.11 and a 1-year high of $289.14. The company has a market capitalization of $21.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.90 and a beta of 0.71. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $252.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $260.96.

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.