Vanguard Health Care ETF
VHT
1,085 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in Vanguard Health Care ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 363 increasing their positions, 375 reducing their positions, and 101 closing their positions.
61% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.5M | Put options by funds: $11.5M
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 363 | Existing positions reduced: 375
1.18% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.63% → 35.45% (-1.2%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,131 → 1,085 (-46)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.37B → $5.77B (-$604M)
10% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 30 → 27 (-3)
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 101
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$29.5M |
| 2 |
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$25.5M |
| 3 |
TFP
TrueWealth Financial Partners
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$10.5M |
| 4 |
PL
Polianta Ltd
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$9.78M |
| 5 |
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.51M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCH
PGIM Custom Harvest
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$101M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$53.2M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$21.7M |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
-$16.6M |
| 5 |
AF
Align Financial
Hermantown,
Minnesota
|
-$12.6M |
VHT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
1,085 of the 8,127 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $5.77B — down 9.5% from $6.37B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 101 funds closed out of VHT and 67 opened new positions — a net loss of 34 holders — while 375 trimmed existing stakes and 363 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was PGIM Custom Harvest, cutting an estimated $101M.
- 1,085 institutional investors held Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) as of Q1 2026, down from 1,131 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $5.77B of Vanguard Health Care ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new Vanguard Health Care ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 101 closed out, a net change of -34 holders.
- The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Bank of America, an estimated $29.5M added.
- The largest Vanguard Health Care ETF seller in Q1 2026 was PGIM Custom Harvest, an estimated $101M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.