Webster Bank N. A. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Webster Bank N. A. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,796 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the quarter. Webster Bank N. A.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $4,768,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VHT. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted 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 valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.7% during the 3rd 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 purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,857,000. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 72,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,352,000 after buying an additional 5,347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 996 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after buying an additional 157 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VHT opened at $266.44 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $261.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $272.22. The company has a market cap of $17.89 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.