Idaho Trust Bank Purchases 168 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Idaho Trust Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 8.8% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,070 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 168 shares during the period. Idaho Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $338,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $479,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $255,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 245.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 9,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,719,000 after acquiring an additional 876 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Axxcess Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $216,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

VPU opened at $167.74 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.79 billion, a PE ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $135.67 and a 1-year high of $180.04. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $168.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $169.74.

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).