Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Shares Sold by Asset Dedication LLC

Asset Dedication LLC decreased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 39.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,341 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,163 shares during the period. Asset Dedication LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $943,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the first quarter worth $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Centennial Bank AR acquired a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the second quarter worth about $33,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VHT opened at $281.56 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $282.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $270.84. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $222.27 and a 52-week high of $289.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

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.