Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. Purchases 603 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 10.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,278 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 603 shares during the quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,593,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VHT. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $263.67 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $23.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.75 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $267.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $269.55. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $250.07 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.9396 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Company 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.