5,475 Shares in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Purchased by Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC

Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 5,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $895,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $623,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $228,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $428,000. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 4,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $784,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 50.1% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $170.80 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $168.84 and a two-hundred day moving average of $169.85. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $135.67 and a 1 year high of $180.04. The company has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion, a PE ratio of 20.64 and a beta of 0.61.

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).