Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Holdings Lowered by Paragon Financial Partners Inc.

Paragon Financial Partners Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 0.1% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 28,718 shares of the company’s stock after selling 42 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF makes up 6.0% of Paragon Financial Partners Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Paragon Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $7,602,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 14.9% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,798,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,176,000 after buying an additional 232,733 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 954,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,052,000 after buying an additional 62,106 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 743,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,651,000 after buying an additional 48,612 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5,147.9% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 542,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,500,000 after buying an additional 531,672 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $122,201,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.9%

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $247.67 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $246.48 and a 200 day moving average of $258.52. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $234.11 and a 52 week high of $289.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.90 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.