Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Sold by Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 3.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,947 shares of the company’s stock after selling 398 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,932,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.3% during the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 56.8% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,008,000 after buying an additional 2,136 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 19,998 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,539,000 after buying an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 15.6% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 452 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 13,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,329,000 after buying an additional 247 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $198.78 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $8.12 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $154.00 and a 52-week high of $203.15. The company’s 50 day moving average is $187.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $179.65.

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).