Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Sold by Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC

Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 2.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 6,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 200 shares during the quarter. Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,111,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Invst LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,335.1% during the 3rd quarter. Invst LLC now owns 49,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,645,000 after purchasing an additional 48,226 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,072,000 after purchasing an additional 46,299 shares in the last quarter. L & S Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $6,153,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,002,000 after buying an additional 28,320 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $169.04 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $168.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $166.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.09 billion, a P/E 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 $180.04.

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).