Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 34.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 36,900 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,400 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $6,828,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $235,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 57.4% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 57.3% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 10,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,784,000 after purchasing an additional 3,681 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 481.0% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,017,000 after purchasing an additional 9,462 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 29.5% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 11,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,031,000 after purchasing an additional 2,624 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $189.68 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $196.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $193.70. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $172.67 and a 1-year high of $206.10. The firm has a market cap of $8.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.62.

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). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.