Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Bought by Strengthening Families & Communities LLC

Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 3.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,107 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period. Vanguard Utilities ETF makes up 1.5% of Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,632,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $20,003,000. Invst LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,335.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invst LLC now owns 49,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,645,000 after purchasing an additional 48,226 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,072,000 after purchasing an additional 46,299 shares during the period. L & S Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $6,153,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,002,000 after purchasing an additional 28,320 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of VPU stock opened at $170.48 on Tuesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $128.05 and a fifty-two week high of $180.04. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $167.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $168.02. The stock has a market cap of $6.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

Vanguard Utilities ETF 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).