Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Bought by Bard Associates Inc.

Bard Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 122.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 21,537 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,837 shares during the quarter. Bard Associates Inc. owned 0.05% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $4,079,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 55.3% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $567,000 after buying an additional 1,143 shares during the last quarter. CW Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 26.3% during the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 52,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,297,000 after acquiring an additional 10,961 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 180,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,152,000 after acquiring an additional 3,148 shares in the last quarter. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $507,000. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,526.3% during the 2nd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 1,920 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $202.59 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $193.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $191.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $154.00 and a 52-week high of $206.10.

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). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.