Money Concepts Capital Corp Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Money Concepts Capital Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 15.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,329 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 565 shares during the quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $707,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $694,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,203,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 2,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $465,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $169.30 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $167.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $167.70. The company has a market cap of $6.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $128.05 and a one year high of $180.04.

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).