Venturi Wealth Management LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Venturi Wealth Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 86.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 162 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,041 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $41,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VHT. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,384 shares of the company’s stock worth $391,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 2,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $731,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 26,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,344,000 after buying an additional 952 shares in the last quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,209,000. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 8,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,391,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VHT opened at $272.04 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $23.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $250.07 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $262.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $271.72.

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.