Private Advisor Group LLC Lowers Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Private Advisor Group LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 16.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 51,389 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,348 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $10,182,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Jessup Wealth Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 905.9% in the 1st quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $38,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $197.54 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $194.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $194.29. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $173.75 and a 12 month high of $206.10. The company has a market capitalization of $8.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59.

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.