O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc Has $1.71 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 41.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,480 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,087 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Utilities ETF accounts for about 0.8% of O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,713,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several 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% during the 4th quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after buying an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 3,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $165.48 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.66 billion, a PE ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $168.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $169.66. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $135.67 and a 1-year high of $180.04.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $1.2275 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).