SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Takes Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 5,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $887,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 66.3% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 9,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,486,000 after acquiring an additional 3,626 shares in the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 1,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. First American Bank increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. First American Bank now owns 7,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,195,000 after acquiring an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $294,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 119.1% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 41,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,837,000 after purchasing an additional 22,739 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of VPU opened at $171.72 on Tuesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $133.26 and a 52 week high of $180.04. The stock has a market cap of $10.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $168.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $169.53.

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).