Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. Takes $813,000 Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $813,000.

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

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of VHT opened at $264.15 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $250.07 and a 1-year high of $289.14. The company has a market capitalization of $23.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.75 and a beta of 0.71. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $268.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $269.52.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.