Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT Stock Sold by Ballast Inc.

Ballast Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 25.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 34,429 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,698 shares during the period. Vanguard Health Care ETF accounts for 2.0% of Ballast Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Ballast Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Health Care ETF worth $10,882,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VHT. Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 6,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,990,000 after purchasing an additional 449 shares during the period. Novem Group raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Novem Group now owns 1,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $555,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. North Forty Two & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. North Forty Two & Co. now owns 9,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,865,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. Independent Wealth Network Inc. now owns 817 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Narus Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 29.1% during the third quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $592,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VHT traded up $7.25 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $333.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 124,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 228,450. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $319.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $298.24. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12 month low of $264.97 and a 12 month high of $333.81. The company has a market cap of $20.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59.

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).