Penobscot Wealth Management Decreases Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Penobscot Wealth Management cut its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,538 shares of the company’s stock after selling 286 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF makes up approximately 2.0% of Penobscot Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Penobscot Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $2,893,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Aspire Private Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 114.7% in the 4th quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 404.1% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1,664.0% in the 4th quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 416 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 24,450.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,000 after acquiring an additional 489 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

VHT stock traded down $2.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $255.24. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 123,863 shares, compared to its average volume of 193,747. The company’s 50 day moving average is $264.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $251.47. The stock has a market cap of $17.14 billion, a PE ratio of 23.10 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $222.27 and a fifty-two week high of $271.53.

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.