Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Sold by Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC

Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 56.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,801 shares during the quarter. Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $617,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Cedar Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 255.0% during the third quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $54,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 250.0% during the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 550 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock traded down $0.84 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $144.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 91,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 223,573. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $139.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $135.46. The firm has a market cap of $5.21 billion, a PE ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $118.81 and a fifty-two week high of $151.31.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Company 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).