Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Bought by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 5.7% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 17,633 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 955 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $4,690,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 114.7% in the fourth quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

VHT traded up $2.37 on Tuesday, hitting $275.88. 36,303 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 173,784. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $222.27 and a 12 month high of $278.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.52 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $269.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $265.19.

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.