Royal Fund Management LLC Acquires 1,935 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Royal Fund Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 6.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 33,121 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,935 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Royal Fund Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Royal Fund Management LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Health Care ETF worth $9,033,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,712,696 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,419,000 after acquiring an additional 103,206 shares in the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 95.0% during the 1st quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 6,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,777,000 after purchasing an additional 3,179 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 6,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,800,000 after purchasing an additional 559 shares in the last quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 78.9% during the 1st quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP now owns 5,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,468,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 25.3% in the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 20,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,679,000 after purchasing an additional 4,210 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $311.32 on Thursday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $237.23 and a 52 week high of $314.90. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $292.79 and a 200-day moving average price of $285.09. The company has a market cap of $18.53 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.60.

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).