Sigma Planning Corp Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Sigma Planning Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 27,003 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,632 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $5,115,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 55.3% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $567,000 after purchasing an additional 1,143 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $71,000. CW Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 26.3% during the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 52,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,297,000 after buying an additional 10,961 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 180,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,152,000 after buying an additional 3,148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $507,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $200.31 on Monday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $154.00 and a fifty-two week high of $203.50. The company has a market cap of $8.51 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $188.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $189.32.

Vanguard Utilities ETF 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). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.