Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Purchased by Carl P. Sherr & Co. LLC

Carl P. Sherr & Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 3.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,706 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 250 shares during the quarter. Carl P. Sherr & Co. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,259,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. LPL Financial LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 28,320 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,072,000 after purchasing an additional 46,299 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $20,003,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 99,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,204,000 after purchasing an additional 5,765 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 18.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 75,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,103,000 after purchasing an additional 11,961 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of VPU opened at $173.28 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $167.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $168.77. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $131.10 and a twelve month high of $180.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).