Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Holdings Lowered by Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV

Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV lowered its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 21.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,614 shares of the company’s stock after selling 991 shares during the quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $906,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,695,000 after acquiring an additional 482 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter worth $198,000. Lincoln National Corp increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 8,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,951,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 3,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $760,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $807,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT traded down $0.89 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $263.51. 122,439 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 181,698. The company’s fifty day moving average is $261.74 and its two-hundred day moving average is $256.03. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $222.27 and a fifty-two week high of $271.53. The stock has a market cap of $17.69 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard Health Care ETF 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.