Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC Buys 42 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 0.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,618 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,679,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Everett Harris & Co. CA grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA now owns 747,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,729,000 after purchasing an additional 3,290 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 743,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,651,000 after buying an additional 48,612 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 5,147.9% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 542,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,500,000 after buying an additional 531,672 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $122,201,000. Finally, Morningstar Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Management LLC now owns 274,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,705,000 after acquiring an additional 10,826 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $265.03 on Wednesday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $250.07 and a 12-month high of $289.14. The company has a market cap of $23.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.75 and a beta of 0.71. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $267.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $269.60.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be given a dividend of $0.9396 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th.

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.