Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 17.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,625 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $412,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Centennial Bank AR purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Tsfg LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 80.2% in the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 70.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of VHT opened at $258.53 on Tuesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $250.07 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $261.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $272.23. The company has a market cap of $17.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Company 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.