Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Newly Acquired by Uptown Financial Advisors LLC

Uptown Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $513,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 905.9% in the 1st quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 186.4% in the 1st quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Group LTD purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $49,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

VPU opened at $180.05 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $182.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $190.91. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $169.37 and a 1-year high of $206.10.

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.