Empower Advisory Group LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 18.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,065 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 318 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $583,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 710,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,985,000 after purchasing an additional 32,177 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 473,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,989,000 after buying an additional 8,594 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 790.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 309,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,745,000 after buying an additional 274,793 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 303,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,716,000 after buying an additional 1,085 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morningstar Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.7% during the second quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 273,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,735,000 after acquiring an additional 1,908 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VHT opened at $266.58 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $232.21 and a 1-year high of $289.14. The company has a market cap of $17.90 billion, a PE ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $279.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $273.11.

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.