Dougherty & Associates LLC Takes $795,000 Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Dougherty & Associates LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $795,000. Vanguard Health Care ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Dougherty & Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 29.3% in the 4th quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $934,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Guardian Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,257,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 194,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,997,000 after purchasing an additional 17,167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 5,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,491,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $270.62 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $273.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $282.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.10 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a one year low of $237.23 and a one year high of $298.61.

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).