Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Purchases Shares of 5,450 Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 5,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,569,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Grandfield & Dodd LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Grandfield & Dodd LLC now owns 6,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,667,000 after acquiring an additional 3,045 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 6,518 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,876,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the period. Founders Financial Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 29.6% in the fourth quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 2,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $652,000 after buying an additional 517 shares during the period. Bearing Point Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $3,530,000. Finally, Riverpoint Wealth Management Holdings LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $210,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VHT opened at $284.13 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $274.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $282.88. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $237.23 and a twelve month high of $298.61. The stock has a market cap of $16.90 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.62.

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).