Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,458 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 303 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $5,951,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital Management Associates Inc now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 385.3% during the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 12,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,539,000 after purchasing an additional 9,955 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 2,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $672,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 72.5% during the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 4,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after purchasing an additional 1,882 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VHT opened at $268.27 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $265.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $271.11. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $250.07 and a 52-week high of $289.14. The company has a market cap of $23.41 billion, a PE ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Company 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.