Leavell Investment Management Inc. Purchases 378 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 12.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,364 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 378 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $853,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $269.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $18.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $262.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $271.99. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a one year low of $250.07 and a one year high of $289.14.

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.