3,215 Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Acquired by Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc.

Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 40.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 11,164 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,215 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Utilities ETF accounts for about 1.9% of Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,909,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Hegarty Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 45.8% during the third quarter. Hegarty Advisors LLC now owns 3,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $540,000 after buying an additional 992 shares during the last quarter. Miramontes Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 10.8% in the third quarter. Miramontes Capital LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,000 after buying an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.4% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 20,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,487,000 after buying an additional 4,873 shares in the last quarter. Founders Grove Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.9% in the third quarter. Founders Grove Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Guardian Asset Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. Guardian Asset Advisors LLC now owns 1,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $181.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $181.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $190.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $169.37 and a 1 year high of $206.10.

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). 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.