Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Bought by Bard Associates Inc.

Bard Associates Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 24.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,886 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,349 shares during the period. Vanguard Utilities ETF makes up approximately 1.3% of Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $4,975,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $340,000. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $274,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 191.4% during the fourth quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 5,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,000 after buying an additional 3,431 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 26,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,818,000 after buying an additional 2,178 shares during the period. Finally, Visionary Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 24,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,565,000 after buying an additional 326 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 1.1%

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $192.89 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $172.67 and a 12 month high of $206.10. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $195.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $193.63. The company has a market capitalization of $8.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59.

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.