Tortoise Investment Management LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Tortoise Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 22.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 855 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $217,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of VHT stock opened at $268.27 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $265.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $271.11. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $250.07 and a 52 week high of $289.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.41 billion, a PE ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72.

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.