Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 138,608 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,025 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. owned about 0.23% of Vanguard Health Care ETF worth $41,445,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 30.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,919,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,586,000 after purchasing an additional 448,964 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,615,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $464,893,000 after purchasing an additional 140,350 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,388,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,814,000 after purchasing an additional 83,768 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $251,293,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 806,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,089,000 after buying an additional 51,515 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT opened at $314.70 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $18.73 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $300.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $286.72. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1 year low of $249.57 and a 1 year high of $319.00.

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. 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).