Whittier Trust Co. Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Whittier Trust Co. decreased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 2.7% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 5,847 shares of the company’s stock after selling 160 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,452,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fischer Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 12,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,099,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. One Day In July LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.5% in the first quarter. One Day In July LLC now owns 8,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,324,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Advisor OS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.5% in the first quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 932 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.0% in the first quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 906 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 23.2% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $271.96 on Thursday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $234.11 and a 1-year high of $278.61. The company has a market capitalization of $16.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $259.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $250.82.

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.