Bailard Inc. Has $6.84 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Bailard Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 14.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,964 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,416 shares during the period. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $6,840,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 194.4% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 106 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSEARCA VHT opened at $271.85 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a 50 day moving average of $264.15 and a 200-day moving average of $271.63. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 1-year low of $250.07 and a 1-year high of $289.14.

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.