Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $755,000 Stock Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,977 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 165 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $755,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its position 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. Capital Management Associates Inc lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 22.6% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 14,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,793,000 after purchasing an additional 2,716 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,679,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 17.4% during the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $412,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

VHT opened at $239.77 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $253.38 and its 200 day moving average is $261.47. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.11 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.90 and a beta of 0.71.

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.