Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC Buys 50 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,575 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $419,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 13.3% during the fourth quarter. Gryphon Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $878,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 51,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,895,000 after purchasing an additional 2,647 shares during the period. Tidemark LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $93,000. Commerce Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 24.2% in the 4th quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 2,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $716,000 after buying an additional 556 shares during the period. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 7,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,871,000 after buying an additional 525 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $286.45 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a one year low of $222.27 and a one year high of $289.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $279.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $269.11.

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.