Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC Lowers Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC lowered its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 19.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,117 shares of the company’s stock after selling 740 shares during the period. Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $774,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VHT. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $80,903,000. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 33.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 617,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,418,000 after acquiring an additional 154,284 shares in the last quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 39.8% in the 2nd quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 405,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,610,000 after acquiring an additional 115,252 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 243.7% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 98,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,023,000 after acquiring an additional 69,697 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Altfest L J & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1,646.0% in the 1st quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc. now owns 55,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,638,000 after acquiring an additional 52,128 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $267.50 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $257.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $250.41. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $234.11 and a twelve month high of $281.89. The stock has a market cap of $15.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.73.

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.