NYSEARCA:VHT

Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (VHT) Price, Holdings, & News

$234.28

-0.82 (-0.35%)

(As of 04:30 PM ET)

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50-Day Range: $234.93
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52-Week Range: $220.50
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$259.04

Volume: 306,056 shs
Average Volume: 195,757 shs
Market Capitalization: $16.17 billion

Assets Under Management: $16.33 billion
Dividend Yield: 1.41%
Net Expense Ratio: 0.10%

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About Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (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.

VHT Price History

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VHT ETF News Headlines

September 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Vanguard Health Care ETF (Estim (^VHT-EU)

August 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Vanguard Health Care ETF (Total (^VHT-TC)

October 2, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)

[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear Missiles

CBS News Reports: "It's an entirely new type of weapon." The New York Times Reports: "No existing defense can stop it." And one small company is building them for the Pentagon!

June 30, 2023 | wsj.com

Vanguard Health Care Index Fund;Admiral

June 28, 2023 | msn.com

Should You Invest in the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RSPH)?

June 28, 2023 | msn.com

Vanguard Health Care ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.8774

June 15, 2023 | nasdaq.com

VHT Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average

March 11, 2023 | benzinga.com

Vanguard Health Care ETF (ARCA:VHT), Quotes and News Summary

October 2, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)

[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear Missiles

CBS News Reports: "It's an entirely new type of weapon." The New York Times Reports: "No existing defense can stop it." And one small company is building them for the Pentagon!

January 24, 2023 | seekingalpha.com

VHT: You Won't Get Defensive Healthcare Exposure Here

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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: 411

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management: $16.33 billion
Average Daily Volume: $239,329.50
Discount/Premium: 0.15%

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: 21
Put Options: 4
Call Options: 17
Short Interest: 140,000 shs

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 69,040,000
Beta: 0.73
Creation Unit: 25,000
Creation Fee: $550.00

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Vanguard Health Care Index Fund Expenses

Type	VHT	Health Care ETFs	Equity ETFs	NYSEARCA ETFs	All ETFs
Management Fee	0.09%	0.57%	0.53%	0.50%	0.50%
Other Expenses	0.01%	0.40%	0.52%	0.64%	0.57%
Total Expense	0.10%	0.72%	0.69%	0.73%	0.69%
Fee Waiver	0.00%	-0.51%	-0.55%	-0.69%	-0.58%
Net Expense	0.10%	0.61%	0.59%	0.57%	0.57%

Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (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 Index Fund's stock was trading at $248.05 at the start of the year. Since then, VHT shares have decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at $233.49.
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How often does Vanguard Health Care Index Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Health Care Index Fund?: Vanguard Health Care Index Fund announced a dividend on Wednesday, March 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.8774 per share on Wednesday, July 5th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 29th.
Read our dividend analysis for VHT.
What does VHT invest in?: Vanguard Health Care Index Fund 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 $16.33 billion assets under management.
What stocks does Vanguard Health Care Index Fund hold?: VHT invests in 411 holdings. Some of the stocks in their portfolio include UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), AbbVie (ABBV), 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 Index Fund?: Vanguard Health Care Index Fund'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 Index Fund own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vanguard Health Care Index Fund 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 Index Fund's stock symbol?: Vanguard Health Care Index Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VHT."
How do I buy shares of Vanguard Health Care Index Fund?: 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 Index Fund's stock price today?: One share of VHT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $233.49.
How much money does Vanguard Health Care Index Fund make?: Vanguard Health Care Index Fund (NYSEARCA:VHT) has a market capitalization of $16.12 billion.
How can I contact Vanguard Health Care Index Fund?: Vanguard Health Care Index Fund'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 10/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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