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Vanguard Health Care ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
1,085
Holders Change
-46
Holders Change %
-4.07%
% of All Funds
13.35%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
67
Increased
363
Reduced
375
Closed
101
Calls
$18.5M
Puts
$11.5M
Net Calls
+$7M
Net Calls Change
-$429K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$29.5M
2
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
+$25.5M
3
TFP
TrueWealth Financial Partners
Washington
+$10.5M
4
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$9.78M
5
IWC
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
+$9.51M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCH
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
-$101M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$53.2M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$21.7M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$16.6M
5
AF
Align Financial
Minnesota
-$12.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GFA
901
Godfrey Financial Associates
New York
$155K – – –
SAM
902
S.A. Mason
Michigan
$154K – – –
BBHC
903
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$150K -$2.57K -9 -2%
RP
904
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$149K – – –
SFS
905
Sunrise Financial Services
Washington
$148K – – –
SAS
906
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$145K – – –
AIA
907
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$140K -$572 -2 -0.4%
HWA
908
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$140K – – –
RAM
909
Ramirez Asset Management
New York
$139K – – –
BTI
910
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$138K +$4.29K +15 +3%
OCM
911
Orion Capital Management
California
$136K – – –
VDBMI
912
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$133K +$140K +489 New
SC
913
Solstein Capital
California
$128K – – –
VWM
914
Vermillion Wealth Management
Minnesota
$126K +$286 +1 +0.2%
BOJHT
915
Bank of Jackson Hole Trust
Wyoming
$124K -$3.72K -13 -3%
EWM
916
EPG Wealth Management
Georgia
$123K +$286 +1 +0.2%
AIM
917
Acropolis Investment Management
Missouri
$121K +$127K +445 New
KFI
918
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$117K – – –
HBW
919
Hazlett, Burt & Watson
West Virginia
$116K -$2.86K -10 -2%
SCM
920
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$115K -$4.57K -16 -4%
AIC
921
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$114K – – –
HC
922
Hurley Capital
New York
$114K – – –
MA
923
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$112K -$2.57K -9 -2%
FC
924
Fairscale Capital
New Hampshire
$111K – – –
GWSA
925
Global Wealth Strategies & Associates
Colorado
$110K +$24.3K +85 +27%
35 36
37
38 39

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.