Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Purchases 250 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 42.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 835 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $212,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VHT. FMR LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 15.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 41,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,590,000 after buying an additional 5,426 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 2,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $672,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $647,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 10,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 191,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,104,000 after purchasing an additional 3,625 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of VHT opened at $264.73 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $268.24 and its 200-day moving average is $269.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.10 billion, a PE ratio of 28.31 and a beta of 0.74. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $250.07 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.9396 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.