Dakota Wealth Management Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Dakota Wealth Management lowered its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,387 shares of the company’s stock after selling 533 shares during the quarter. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $5,117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Register Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Clean Yield Group bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $172.95 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $169.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $157.96. The company has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $126.18 and a twelve month high of $177.51.

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).