Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC Decreases Stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,027 shares of the company’s stock after selling 200 shares during the quarter. Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $3,051,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.7% during the third quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 1,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the second quarter worth $1,857,000. Creative Planning raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.0% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 72,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,352,000 after purchasing an additional 5,347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 18.7% during the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 996 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VHT stock opened at $262.79 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $261.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $272.22. The stock has a market cap of $17.64 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1 year low of $250.07 and a 1 year high of $289.14.

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.