Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Sets New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $315.00 and last traded at $314.00, with a volume of 41479 shares. The stock had previously closed at $312.12.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 1.1%

The company has a market cap of $18.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $296.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $285.86.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Health Care ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 241.7% during the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 82 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,625.0% during the 4th quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. AG Campbell Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 263.9% in the 4th quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 131 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000.

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. 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).