C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. Acquires New Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 7,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $433,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,879.2% in the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 475,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,749,000 after buying an additional 451,410 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,819.8% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 122,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,600,000 after acquiring an additional 115,773 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 90.6% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 228,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,277,000 after acquiring an additional 108,479 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $14,732,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 52,392.5% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 77,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,620,000 after acquiring an additional 77,017 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $185.03 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $178.51 and a fifty-two week high of $206.10. The company has a market cap of $8.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $193.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $195.94.

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.