Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Sold by Centaurus Financial Inc.

Centaurus Financial Inc. lessened its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 4.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,985 shares of the company’s stock after selling 132 shares during the quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $794,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.7% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 710,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,985,000 after acquiring an additional 32,177 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,504.3% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 605,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,454,000 after purchasing an additional 582,503 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 473,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,989,000 after purchasing an additional 8,594 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 790.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 309,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,745,000 after purchasing an additional 274,793 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 303,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,716,000 after purchasing an additional 1,085 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of VHT stock opened at $277.81 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $222.27 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $281.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $270.15. The stock has a market cap of $18.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

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.