The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Sells 37,732 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company reduced its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 12.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 263,992 shares of the company’s stock after selling 37,732 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $74,499,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Centennial Bank AR bought a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the second quarter worth about $41,000. Tsfg LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 80.2% during the third quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $78,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of VHT opened at $271.38 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $275.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $273.55. The stock has a market cap of $18.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $235.39 and a 52 week high of $289.14.

Vanguard Health Care ETF 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.