Cathy Pareto & Associates Inc. Acquires Shares of 1,452 Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Cathy Pareto & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,452 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $256,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. TIAA Trust National Association increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,023.8% during the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 96,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,473,000 after purchasing an additional 91,900 shares during the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $14,608,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16,981.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 67,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,583,000 after buying an additional 67,415 shares in the last quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 166.4% in the 1st quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 103,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,744,000 after acquiring an additional 64,880 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 611,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,373,000 after buying an additional 46,436 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of VPU stock opened at $184.91 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $183.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $176.01. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $154.00 and a 52 week high of $189.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.37 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54.

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).