Calton & Associates Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Calton & Associates Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 31.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 27,668 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,636 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF comprises 1.1% of Calton & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Calton & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $7,183,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Florida Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter valued at $298,000. Carson Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $278,000. Missouri Trust & Investment Co boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 70.7% during the 3rd quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co now owns 572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Allegheny Financial Group increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.2% during the third quarter. Allegheny Financial Group now owns 2,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the period. Finally, Caprock Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter worth about $326,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $290.39 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.11 and a fifty-two week high of $298.61. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $289.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $273.46. The stock has a market cap of $17.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67.

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. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations).