Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Stock Holdings Lowered by Retirement Planning Group LLC

Retirement Planning Group LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 96.9% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,141 shares of the company’s stock after selling 250,549 shares during the quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,392,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 509,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,656,000 after purchasing an additional 26,347 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 60.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 43,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,608,000 after buying an additional 16,640 shares during the period. Hamilton Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 11.2% during the 1st quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 31,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,298,000 after buying an additional 3,206 shares during the period. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 41.9% during the 2nd quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 150,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,432,000 after buying an additional 44,405 shares during the period. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $644,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $181.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $181.56 and its 200 day moving average price is $190.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $169.37 and a 1 year high of $206.10.

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). 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.