Verus Capital Partners LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Verus Capital Partners LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,495 shares of the company’s stock after selling 212 shares during the period. Verus Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $422,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter worth $27,000. Centennial Bank AR bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Tsfg LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 80.2% in the 3rd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $41,000. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $78,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $272.15 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a one year low of $227.15 and a one year high of $289.14. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $279.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $273.01.

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.