Salomon & Ludwin LLC Trims Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Salomon & Ludwin LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 32.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,910 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,370 shares during the quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF were worth $1,246,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Health Care ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 402.9% during the 4th quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 22,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,831,000 after purchasing an additional 18,413 shares during the period. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 47.4% during the 4th quarter. Maryland Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Center for Financial Planning Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 32.6% during the 4th quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 894 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

VHT stock opened at $266.69 on Friday. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a fifty-two week low of $250.07 and a fifty-two week high of $289.14. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $262.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $271.97. The company has a market capitalization of $17.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61.

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.