Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Stock Position Increased by Gunma Bank Ltd.

Gunma Bank Ltd. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 88.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 56,624 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,624 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Utilities ETF accounts for about 3.1% of Gunma Bank Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Gunma Bank Ltd. owned about 0.16% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $9,253,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $266,000. Wedmont Private Capital acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth about $427,000. Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 25.2% in the third quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. now owns 9,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,688,000 after acquiring an additional 1,936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 63.2% in the third quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 775 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $168.67 on Monday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $128.05 and a 52 week high of $180.04. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $167.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $167.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.07 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).