HM Payson & Co. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

HM Payson & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 4.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,658 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. HM Payson & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VHT. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

VHT opened at $271.55 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $23.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $265.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $271.31. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $250.07 and a 12 month 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.