Vanguard Health Care Fund Buys bluebird bio Inc, Tesaro Inc, Elanco Animal Health Inc, Sells Cigna Corp, Envision Healthcare Corp, Illumina Inc

Investment company Vanguard Health Care Fund buys bluebird bio Inc, Tesaro Inc, Elanco Animal Health Inc, Insulet Corp, PRA Health Sciences Inc, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc, BeiGene, Galapagos NV, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co, NMC Health PLC, sells Cigna Corp, Envision Healthcare Corp, Illumina Inc, Intuitive Surgical Inc, DexCom Inc during the 3-months ended 2018-09-30, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Vanguard Health Care Fund. As of 2018-09-30, Vanguard Health Care Fund owns 89 stocks with a total value of $48.8 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

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These are the top 5 holdings of Vanguard Health Care Fund
  1. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY) - 49,971,861 shares, 6.35% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 1.24%
  2. UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH) - 10,840,436 shares, 5.91% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 2.63%
  3. AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) - 34,744,993 shares, 5.55% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 1.37%
  4. Allergan PLC (AGN) - 13,878,301 shares, 5.41% of the total portfolio.
  5. Eli Lilly and Co (LLY) - 22,449,015 shares, 4.93% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 7.32%
New Purchase: Insulet Corp (PODD)

Vanguard Health Care Fund initiated holding in Insulet Corp. The purchase prices were between $81.43 and $108.13, with an estimated average price of $93.68. The stock is now traded at around $90.09. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.06%. The holding were 289,600 shares as of 2018-09-30.

New Purchase: Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN)

Vanguard Health Care Fund initiated holding in Elanco Animal Health Inc. The purchase prices were between $34.1 and $36.19, with an estimated average price of $35.17. The stock is now traded at around $31.58. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.06%. The holding were 901,500 shares as of 2018-09-30.

New Purchase: NMC Health PLC (NMC)

Vanguard Health Care Fund initiated holding in NMC Health PLC. The purchase prices were between $33.1 and $41.2, with an estimated average price of $37.28. The stock is now traded at around $35.32. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was less than 0.01%. The holding were 6,067 shares as of 2018-09-30.

New Purchase: Qiagen NV (QGEN)

Vanguard Health Care Fund initiated holding in Qiagen NV. The purchase prices were between $35.99 and $39.39, with an estimated average price of $37.68. The stock is now traded at around $36.27. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was less than 0.01%. The holding were 63,800 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Added: bluebird bio Inc (BLUE)

Vanguard Health Care Fund added to a holding in bluebird bio Inc by 93.45%. The purchase prices were between $137.2 and $181.4, with an estimated average price of $159.59. The stock is now traded at around $128.00. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.14%. The holding were 979,978 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Added: Tesaro Inc (TSRO)

Vanguard Health Care Fund added to a holding in Tesaro Inc by 32.27%. The purchase prices were between $26.67 and $45.6, with an estimated average price of $35.39. The stock is now traded at around $31.03. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. The holding were 4,099,228 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Added: Hill-Rom Holdings Inc (HRC)

Vanguard Health Care Fund added to a holding in Hill-Rom Holdings Inc by 52.69%. The purchase prices were between $86.94 and $98.28, with an estimated average price of $93.81. The stock is now traded at around $86.90. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. The holding were 770,000 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Added: BeiGene Ltd (BGNE)

Vanguard Health Care Fund added to a holding in BeiGene Ltd by 80.09%. The purchase prices were between $152.62 and $189.66, with an estimated average price of $168.07. The stock is now traded at around $130.03. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. The holding were 301,765 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Added: PRA Health Sciences Inc (PRAH)

Vanguard Health Care Fund added to a holding in PRA Health Sciences Inc by 38.39%. The purchase prices were between $93.64 and $111.63, with an estimated average price of $103.98. The stock is now traded at around $99.20. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.05%. The holding were 832,586 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Added: Galapagos NV (GLPG)

Vanguard Health Care Fund added to a holding in Galapagos NV by 47.89%. The purchase prices were between $78.4 and $104.55, with an estimated average price of $90.81. The stock is now traded at around $90.70. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.04%. The holding were 538,775 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Sold Out: Envision Healthcare Corp (EVHC)

Vanguard Health Care Fund sold out a holding in Envision Healthcare Corp. The sale prices were between $43.89 and $45.77, with an estimated average price of $44.92.

Sold Out: Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG)

Vanguard Health Care Fund sold out a holding in Intuitive Surgical Inc. The sale prices were between $485.58 and $574.19, with an estimated average price of $532.41.

Reduced: Cigna Corp (CI)

Vanguard Health Care Fund reduced to a holding in Cigna Corp by 27.9%. The sale prices were between $169.03 and $208.25, with an estimated average price of $185.38. The stock is now traded at around $214.60. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.41%. Vanguard Health Care Fund still held 2,760,889 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Reduced: Illumina Inc (ILMN)

Vanguard Health Care Fund reduced to a holding in Illumina Inc by 35.13%. The sale prices were between $279.04 and $367.06, with an estimated average price of $329.08. The stock is now traded at around $311.52. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.27%. Vanguard Health Care Fund still held 787,788 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Reduced: DexCom Inc (DXCM)

Vanguard Health Care Fund reduced to a holding in DexCom Inc by 36.3%. The sale prices were between $93.39 and $146.87, with an estimated average price of $123.92. The stock is now traded at around $136.76. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.09%. Vanguard Health Care Fund still held 714,600 shares as of 2018-09-30.



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