Bragg Financial Advisors Inc Raises Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Bragg Financial Advisors Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 13.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,661 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 790 shares during the quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,690,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 1.6 %

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $248.11 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $264.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $266.45. The company has a market capitalization of $21.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.31 and a beta of 0.74. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $234.11 and a 52 week high of $289.14.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.9396 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.