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Should You Invest in the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT)?
The Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT) was launched on January 26, 2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Healthcare - Broad segment of the equity market.
Should You Invest in the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT)?
If you're interested in broad exposure to the Healthcare - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares (VHT), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 26, 2004.
VHT Lagged the Market by 57 Points Over 5 Years. Here Is Why Long-Term Investors Still Hold It
Healthcare spending doesn't stop during recessions. That structural reality is the core argument for owning Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA:VHT), a pure-play sector fund that has quietly compounded wealth for long-term investors while offering insulation from economic cycles that most equity sectors can't match.
Vanguard Health Care ETF Investors
| Name | Quantity | Cost | Value | Profit ($) | Gain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJD Thomas John Drogan PR Inc.IPAL SECURITIES Inc. | 57,682 | $14.81M | $17.31M | $2.49M | 16.83% |
| DI David Izzi Brown, LISLE/CUMMINGS Inc. | 5,885 | $1.55M | $1.77M | $210,775.24 | 13.56% |
| TMB Timothy M. Bidwell Hazlett, BURT & WATSON Inc. | 435 | $111,458.39 | $130,510.87 | $19,052.48 | 17.09% |
| CE Curtis Ellergodt Rothschild Investment LLC | 1,119 | $280,608.15 | $335,727.97 | $55,119.82 | 19.64% |
| PB Patricia Buchholtz ECLECTIC ASSOCIATES Inc. /ADV | 1,130 | $294,662.66 | $339,028.25 | $44,365.59 | 15.06% |
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Vanguard Health Care ETF Profile
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Overview
The company manages a healthcare-focused investment fund that aims to mirror the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Health Care 25/50. This index encompasses a broad spectrum of U.S. companies within the health care sector, including enterprises of large, mid, and small-scale. The fund employs an indexing investment strategy, where it attempts to invest all, or nearly all, of its assets in the stocks comprising the index. By doing so, it seeks to maintain each stock within the fund in proportion to its respective weighting in the index. It is important to note that this fund is non-diverse, focusing exclusively on the health care sector as defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
Products and Services
- Healthcare Sector Investment Fund
This product is a targeted investment vehicle aiming to replicate the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Health Care 25/50. This index represents a wide array of companies in the U.S. health care sector, across various market capitalizations. The fund's strategy is to invest in the stocks that make up this index, striving to allocate assets in each stock proportionally to its index weighting. This focused approach allows investors to gain exposure to the health care sector's performance as a whole.
