Vawter Financial Ltd. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Vawter Financial Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,150 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $200,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VPU. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 877.2% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of 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 during the last quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter valued at about $37,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $171.11 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.16 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $128.05 and a 52-week high of $177.51. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $171.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $160.73.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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).