3,886 Shares in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Bought by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $664,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VPU. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter worth $32,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 905.9% in the first quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at $31,000. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at $41,000. Finally, Main Street Group LTD acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the first quarter valued at $49,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of VPU stock opened at $183.81 on Thursday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $169.37 and a fifty-two week high of $206.10. The stock has a market cap of $8.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $180.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $191.57.

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.