Equitable Trust Co. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Equitable Trust Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 1,706 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $433,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.0% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 72,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,352,000 after purchasing an additional 5,347 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 385.3% during the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 12,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,539,000 after purchasing an additional 9,955 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 2,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $672,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 293.3% in the third quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 49,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,028,000 after purchasing an additional 37,068 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

VHT stock opened at $268.16 on Wednesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $250.07 and a 12 month high of $289.14. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $262.15 and its 200 day moving average is $272.07. The company has a market capitalization of $18.00 billion, a PE 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.