Verdence Capital Advisors LLC Trims Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Verdence Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 39.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,128 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,370 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $533,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 39,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,244,000 after acquiring an additional 853 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 56,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,306,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares during the last quarter. Charter Oak Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Charter Oak Capital Management LLC now owns 5,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,471,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,259,000 after buying an additional 1,157 shares during the period. Finally, Activest Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 863 shares of the company’s stock worth $216,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $254.62 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.10 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $222.27 and a 1-year high of $271.53. The company’s 50-day moving average is $264.58 and its 200 day moving average is $251.28.

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.