Piscataqua Savings Bank Increases Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Piscataqua Savings Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,184 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the quarter. Piscataqua Savings Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,056,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its holdings 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 worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 4,490 shares of the company’s stock worth $767,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.4%

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $175.30 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $171.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $169.87. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $146.45 and a 52 week high of $180.04. The company has a market capitalization of $10.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 0.60.

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).