Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Purchases 150 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 9.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,733 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $304,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 877.2% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 13,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,030,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in 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 valued at $314,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter worth $37,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $176.05 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $172.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $161.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $128.05 and a 12-month 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).