Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Short Interest Up 29.1% in January

Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 199,275 shares, an increase of 29.1% from the December 31st total of 154,405 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 272,965 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 272,965 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Health Care ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 96,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,800,000 after acquiring an additional 1,440 shares in the last quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 28.4% during the fourth quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 5,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,561,000 after purchasing an additional 322 shares during the period. Legacy Edge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $312,000. Finally, Aurora Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $217,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT traded up $1.73 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $289.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 213,197 shares, compared to its average volume of 252,449. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.11 and a fifty-two week high of $298.61. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $290.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $271.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.67.

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. 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).