Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Short Interest Up 87.2% in July

Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 222,567 shares, a growth of 87.2% from the June 30th total of 118,905 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 293,957 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT traded down $1.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $305.81. The company had a trading volume of 214,595 shares, compared to its average volume of 234,544. The stock has a market cap of $18.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $293.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $285.19. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a one year low of $237.23 and a one year high of $314.90.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Health Care ETF

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 241.7% during the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 82 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 162.5% during the fourth quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 105 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,625.0% in the fourth quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. AG Campbell Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $37,000.

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. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations).