Financial Consulate Inc. Acquires New Shares in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,243 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $351,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VHT. Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Centennial Bank AR purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Tsfg LLC grew 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 period. Finally, Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the second quarter valued at $41,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of VHT stock opened at $277.92 on Tuesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1 year low of $222.27 and a 1 year high of $289.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $282.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $271.22.

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.