Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Purchased by Eastern Bank

Eastern Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 7.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 627 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the quarter. Eastern Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $159,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Centennial Bank AR bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the second quarter valued at $33,000. Tsfg LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 80.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 70.2% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 177 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Finally, RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $88,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $257.85 on Wednesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $250.07 and a 12-month high of $289.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.31 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $262.94 and its 200-day moving average is $272.34.

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.