Rathbones Group PLC Invests $644,000 in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Rathbones Group PLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 3,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $644,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.8% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $496,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 88.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 27,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,417,000 after acquiring an additional 12,808 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 23.0% during the 1st quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $801,000 after acquiring an additional 757 shares in the last quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $480,000. Finally, Vestor Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9,810.0% in the 1st quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 57,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,389,000 after purchasing an additional 56,898 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 1.0%

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $188.61 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $194.36 and a 200-day simple moving average of $195.85. The stock has a market cap of $8.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $178.51 and a 12-month high of $206.10.

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.