Fifth Third Securities Inc. Buys 10,213 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Fifth Third Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 72.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,303 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,213 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $4,156,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 40.4% in the 3rd quarter. Sulzberger Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 11,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,909,000 after acquiring an additional 3,215 shares in the last quarter. Hegarty Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 45.8% during the third quarter. Hegarty Advisors LLC now owns 3,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $540,000 after purchasing an additional 992 shares in the last quarter. Miramontes Capital LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 10.8% during the third quarter. Miramontes Capital LLC now owns 2,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.4% during the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 20,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,487,000 after purchasing an additional 4,873 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Founders Grove Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.9% during the third quarter. Founders Grove Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

VPU opened at $181.77 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $181.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $190.41. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $169.37 and a 1 year high of $206.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.17 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57.

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.