Costello Asset Management INC Grows Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Costello Asset Management INC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 44.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 146 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Costello Asset Management INC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $37,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Better Money Decisions LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Better Money Decisions LLC now owns 3,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,077,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. RBA Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. RBA Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,040,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 627 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,175,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $270.77 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $262.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $272.19. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $250.07 and a 1-year high of $289.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.18 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.