38,989 Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Sold by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. reduced its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 81.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,863 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,989 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,516,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Hamilton Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 233.7% during the first quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 95,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,895,000 after buying an additional 66,780 shares during the period. Vestor Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9,810.0% in the first quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 57,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,389,000 after buying an additional 56,898 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 47.1% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 168,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,033,000 after acquiring an additional 54,051 shares during the period. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 41.9% in the second quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 150,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,432,000 after acquiring an additional 44,405 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,042,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $206,523,000 after acquiring an additional 38,435 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU opened at $187.58 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $8.43 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $180.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $191.59. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $169.37 and a 12-month high of $206.10.

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.