481,694 Shares in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Acquired by Raymond James Financial Inc.

Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 481,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $122,201,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. owned about 0.72% of Vanguard Health Care ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $271.55 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 $23.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $265.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $271.31.

About Vanguard Health Care ETF

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.