Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Holdings Boosted by Vestor Capital LLC

Vestor Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 9,810.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 57,478 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,898 shares during the quarter. Vestor Capital LLC owned 0.13% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $11,389,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 29.1% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,529 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,133,000 after purchasing an additional 2,599 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,400,000. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 420.7% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 23,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,348,000 after purchasing an additional 18,986 shares in the last quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,008.4% during the fourth quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,966,000 after buying an additional 14,582 shares during the period. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 21,565.6% during the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 42,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,818,000 after buying an additional 42,053 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $192.58 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.52 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $178.51 and a 52-week high of $206.10. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $194.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $195.76.

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). 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.