2,591 Shares in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Purchased by DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc.

DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $451,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VPU. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,772.3% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,169,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,871,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129,186 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,549,000 after purchasing an additional 545,178 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,286,000 after purchasing an additional 177,422 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 750.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 81,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,625,000 after buying an additional 71,949 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,878.6% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 52,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,513,000 after buying an additional 50,922 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $175.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $168.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $156.57. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $123.31 and a one year high of $177.51.

Vanguard Utilities ETF 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).