NFP Retirement Inc. Has $3.14 Million Position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

NFP Retirement Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 12,382 shares of the company’s stock after selling 93 shares during the quarter. NFP Retirement Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $3,141,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VHT opened at $244.31 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $21.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.31 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $264.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $266.78. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $234.11 and a 52-week high of $289.14.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.