Penobscot Wealth Management Purchases 853 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Penobscot Wealth Management increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 6.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 13,852 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 853 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Health Care ETF makes up 1.6% of Penobscot Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Penobscot Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $3,514,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VHT. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $263.44 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $266.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $270.92. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 12-month low of $250.07 and a 12-month high of $289.14. The firm has a market cap of $22.99 billion, a PE ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72.

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.