River Street Advisors LLC Purchases 269 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

River Street Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,296 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the period. River Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $748,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 877.2% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 13,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,030,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU traded up $2.43 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $171.11. 170,750 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 202,777. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $128.05 and a 1 year high of $177.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $171.64 and a 200 day moving average of $160.91.

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).