Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Bought by Empower Advisory Group LLC

Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 4.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,153 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $546,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the third quarter worth $27,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT opened at $269.62 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $262.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $271.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.10 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 $250.07 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.