Betterment LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Betterment LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 1,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VPU. Invst LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,335.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invst LLC now owns 49,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,645,000 after acquiring an additional 48,226 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $852,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 5,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $961,000 after acquiring an additional 373 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $379,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,551,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $170.57 on Tuesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $143.92 and a twelve month high of $180.04. The firm has a market cap of $9.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.16 and a beta of 0.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $168.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $169.33.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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).