Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHTGet Free Report) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . Approximately 640,261 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 279% from the previous session’s volume of 168,949 shares.The stock last traded at $260.87 and had previously closed at $266.57.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $279.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $273.11. The stock has a market cap of $17.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Health Care ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 181,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,322,000 after buying an additional 7,838 shares in the last quarter. Zhang Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 2,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $535,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 13.0% in the second quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 1,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust boosted its stake 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 valued at $292,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,857,000.

About Vanguard Health Care ETF

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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.

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