Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $36.66 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF $VHT

by · The Markets Daily

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHTFree Report) by 14.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 134,615 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,143 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $36,660,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VHT. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,942 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,044,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the first quarter valued at $207,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the first quarter worth about $414,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 201.9% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $278,000 after purchasing an additional 749 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 7,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,777,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $301.43 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.93 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85 and a beta of 0.62. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $278.00 and a 200 day moving average of $282.59. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $237.23 and a 52-week high of $301.77.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Profile

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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. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations).

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