Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 752 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 12.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,927 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 752 shares during the quarter. Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,132,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 99,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,204,000 after purchasing an additional 5,765 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $20,003,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,952.9% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 16,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,821,000 after acquiring an additional 15,877 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 4,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $784,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 13,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,198,000 after acquiring an additional 836 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of VPU stock opened at $172.63 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $166.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.63. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $131.10 and a 52 week high of $180.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion, a PE 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).