Stifel Financial Corp Acquires 3,625 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 191,711 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,625 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp owned approximately 0.29% of Vanguard Health Care ETF worth $54,104,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.1% during the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 10,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $647,000. Paradigm Capital Management LLC NV purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,827,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 385.3% in the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 12,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,539,000 after acquiring an additional 9,955 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.2% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 89,879 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,364,000 after acquiring an additional 6,043 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT opened at $266.95 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $273.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $273.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $239.36 and a 52-week high of $289.14.

About Vanguard Health Care ETF

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.