Waycross Investment Management Co Makes New Investment in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

Waycross Investment Management Co purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 15,779 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,987,000. Vanguard Health Care ETF makes up 4.3% of Waycross Investment Management Co’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 3.9% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 57,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,117,000 after purchasing an additional 2,128 shares during the last quarter. CORDA Investment Management LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,179,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 49.3% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 132,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,580,000 after buying an additional 43,732 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,680,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 211.9% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 8,952 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,577,000 after buying an additional 6,082 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 1.9%

NYSEARCA:VHT traded up $5.91 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $322.28. 171,507 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 227,524. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $317.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $296.62. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $264.35 and a fifty-two week high of $330.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.59.

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).