Archford Capital Strategies LLC Has $850,000 Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Archford Capital Strategies LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 11.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,200 shares of the company’s stock after selling 700 shares during the quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $850,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter worth $266,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.2% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 3,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $566,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 95.9% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,705,000 after purchasing an additional 12,264 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,549,000 after purchasing an additional 545,178 shares during the period. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 19.5% in the second quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 18,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,757,000 after purchasing an additional 3,022 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU opened at $171.27 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.17 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s 50-day moving average is $168.88 and its 200-day moving average is $166.97. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $128.05 and a fifty-two week high of $180.04.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Utilities ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded class of shares issued by Vanguard Utilities Index Fund. The Fund tracks the performance of Morgan Stanley Capital International United States Investable Market Utilities Index, an index made up of stocks of large, medium-size and small United States companies in the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).