Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 715 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 57.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,959 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 715 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $497,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. O Dell Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. O Dell Group LLC now owns 960 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Pacific Sun Financial Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp now owns 2,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,679,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Eastern Bank grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 44.6% in the fourth quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VHT opened at $244.93 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $267.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $268.31. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a twelve month low of $244.87 and a twelve month high of $289.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.38 billion, a PE ratio of 28.31 and a beta of 0.74.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.9396 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.