Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 276,675 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 55% from the previous session’s volume of 178,227 shares.The stock last traded at $250.86 and had previously closed at $252.56.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $270.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $273.68. The company has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VHT. Raymond James Trust N.A. increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 1,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 6.7% in the third quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 1,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,857,000. Creative Planning raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 72,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,352,000 after purchasing an additional 5,347 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 18.7% during the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 996 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the last quarter.

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.