First Trust Advisors LP Purchases 1,990 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 28.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,866 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,990 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $2,414,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VHT. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 162.5% in the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 105 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2,625.0% during the fourth quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the period. AG Campbell Advisory LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 263.9% in the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $312.12 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $239.60 and a 1-year high of $314.90. The company has a 50-day moving average of $296.78 and a 200 day moving average of $285.89. The firm has a market cap of $18.58 billion, a PE 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).