Raymond James & Associates Has $50.94 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

Raymond James & Associates lowered its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) by 0.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 180,518 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,143 shares during the quarter. Raymond James & Associates owned approximately 0.27% of Vanguard Health Care ETF worth $50,942,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 710,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,985,000 after purchasing an additional 32,177 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 473,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,989,000 after acquiring an additional 8,594 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Vanguard Health Care ETF by 790.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 309,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,745,000 after acquiring an additional 274,793 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 303,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,716,000 after acquiring an additional 1,085 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 295,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,888,000 after purchasing an additional 883 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Health Care ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Health Care ETF stock opened at $277.92 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $282.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $271.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.22 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Health Care ETF has a 52 week low of $222.27 and a 52 week 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.