Bank of America Corp DE Increases Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 14.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,798,164 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 232,733 shares during the quarter. Bank of America Corp DE’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $456,176,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 954,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,052,000 after acquiring an additional 62,106 shares during the period. Everett Harris & Co. CA raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA now owns 747,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,729,000 after purchasing an additional 3,290 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 743,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,651,000 after purchasing an additional 48,612 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5,147.9% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 542,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,500,000 after purchasing an additional 531,672 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth $122,201,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VHT opened at $245.25 on Wednesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.11 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14. The business has a 50-day moving average of $257.27 and a 200 day moving average of $262.93. The firm has a market cap of $21.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.95 and a beta of 0.74.

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.