Wells Fargo & Company MN Purchases 62,106 Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 7.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 954,123 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 62,106 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $242,052,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 15.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 41,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,590,000 after purchasing an additional 5,426 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $647,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 10,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,825,000 after buying an additional 836 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 191,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,104,000 after buying an additional 3,625 shares during the period. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 237.3% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 5,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,538,000 after buying an additional 3,834 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $244.93 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $267.59 and a 200-day moving average of $268.31. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52-week low of $244.87 and a 52-week high of $289.14. The stock has a market cap 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 announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.9396 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.