NYSEARCA:VHT

Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) Price, Holdings, & News

$235.34

+1.23 (+0.53%)

(As of 02:57 PM ET)

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Today's Range: $232.85
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50-Day Range: $231.81
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$249.30
52-Week Range: $217.12
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$259.04

Volume: 105,230 shs
Average Volume: 192,955 shs
Market Capitalization: $16.43 billion

Assets Under Management: $16.28 billion
Dividend Yield: 1.40%
Net Expense Ratio: 0.10%

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About Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT)

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. The first group includes companies that manufacture health care equipment and supplies or provide health care related services (such as distributors of health care products, providers of basic health care services, and owners and operators of health care facilities and organizations). The second group includes companies primarily involved in the research, development, production, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology products. The Vanguard Group, Inc., through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.

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VHT ETF News Headlines

May 10, 2023 | marketbeat.com

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March 11, 2023 | benzinga.com

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January 24, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

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January 18, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

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January 14, 2023 | morningstar.com

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December 5, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

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November 3, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

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August 31, 2022 | baystreet.ca

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Fund Details

Issuer: Vanguard
Fund Name: Vanguard Health Care ETF
Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:VHT
Inception Date: 1/26/2004
Fund Manager: Walter Nejman, Michelle Louie
Web: www.vanguard.com
Phone: +1-800-5231036

Fund Focus

Asset Class: Equity
Benchmark: MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index
Category: Sector
Focus: Health Care
Development Level: Developed Markets
Region: North America
Number of Holdings: 407

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management: $16.28 billion
Average Daily Volume: $239,329.50
Discount/Premium: 0.09%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Advisor: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Distributor: Vanguard Marketing Corporation
Transfer Agent: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Trustee: N/A
Lead Market Maker: Latour Trading

Options

Optionable: Optionable
Options Volume: 57
Put Options: 12
Call Options: 45
Short Interest: 139,400 shs

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 69,830,000
Beta: 0.73
Creation Unit: 25,000
Creation Fee: $550.00

Vanguard Health Care ETF Expenses

Type	VHT	Health Care ETFs	Equity ETFs	NYSEARCA ETFs	All ETFs
Management Fee	0.09%	0.54%	0.52%	0.50%	0.49%
Other Expenses	0.01%	0.41%	0.48%	0.64%	0.51%
Total Expense	0.10%	0.69%	0.67%	0.74%	0.66%
Fee Waiver	0.00%	-0.39%	-0.49%	-0.70%	-0.52%
Net Expense	0.10%	0.60%	0.58%	0.57%	0.55%

Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) Holdings & Exposure

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Key Executives

F. William McNabb III (Age 61)
Chairman of the Board of Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer

Thomas J. Higgins (Age 56)
Chief Financial Officer

Kathryn J. Hyatt (Age 58)
Treasurer

Heidi Stam (Age 57)
Secretary

Emerson U. Fullwood (Age 69)
Independent Trustees

Rajiv L. Gupta (Age 71)
Independent Trustees

Amy Gutmann (Age 64)
Independent Trustees

JoAnn H Heisen (Age 63)
Independent Trustees

F. Joseph Loughrey (Age 69)
Independent Trustees

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Institutional Ownership

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VHT ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VHT shares performed in 2023?: Vanguard Health Care ETF's stock was trading at $248.05 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, VHT stock has decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at $233.44.
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What does VHT invest in?: Vanguard Health Care ETF is a equity fund issued by Vanguard. VHT focuses on health care investments and follows the MSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 Index. The fund's investments total to approximately $16.28 billion assets under management.
What stocks does Vanguard Health Care ETF hold?: VHT invests in 407 holdings. Some of the stocks in their portfolio include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Eli Lilly and (LLY), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Danaher (DHR) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY).
What is the management fee for Vanguard Health Care ETF?: Vanguard Health Care ETF's management fee is 0.09% and has other expenses of 0.01%. The net expense ratio for VHT is 0.10%.
What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Health Care ETF own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vanguard Health Care ETF investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Pfizer (PFE), Verizon Communications (VZ), Costco Wholesale (COST), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT).

What is Vanguard Health Care ETF's stock symbol?: Vanguard Health Care ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VHT."
Who are Vanguard Health Care ETF's major shareholders?: Vanguard Health Care ETF's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of America Corp DE (2.40%), UBS Group AG (2.07%), PGIM Custom Harvest LLC (1.33%), Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. (1.09%), Everett Harris & Co. CA (1.08%) and Ameriprise Financial Inc. (0.92%).
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How do I buy shares of Vanguard Health Care ETF?: Shares of VHT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Vanguard Health Care ETF's stock price today?: One share of VHT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $233.44.
How much money does Vanguard Health Care ETF make?: Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT) has a market capitalization of $16.30 billion.
How can I contact Vanguard Health Care ETF?: Vanguard Health Care ETF's mailing address is P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, 19482, United States. The official website for the company is www.vanguard.com. The company can be reached via phone at +1-800-5231036.

This page (NYSEARCA:VHT) was last updated on 5/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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