Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 99,625 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,185 shares during the period. Vanguard Utilities ETF accounts for 1.3% of Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $18,870,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.7% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 974,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $171,966,000 after acquiring an additional 52,880 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 178.2% during the 2nd quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 737,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,091,000 after purchasing an additional 472,113 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 645,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,977,000 after purchasing an additional 34,674 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 518,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,188,000 after purchasing an additional 6,888 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 284,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,315,000 after purchasing an additional 21,735 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 1.0%

VPU stock opened at $205.87 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $189.89. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $154.00 and a twelve month high of $206.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.75 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61.

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.