Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Has $497,000 Stock Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 57.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,959 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 715 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $497,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. O Dell Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. O Dell Group LLC now owns 960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp now owns 2,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $562,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,679,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 627 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 44.6% during the fourth quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 5.5 %

NYSEARCA VHT opened at $244.93 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.38 billion, a PE ratio of 28.31 and a beta of 0.74. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $244.87 and a 12-month high of $289.14. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $267.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $268.31.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a $0.9396 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.