Madden Advisory Services Inc. Acquires 301 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Madden Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 2.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 13,014 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the period. Vanguard Utilities ETF comprises approximately 1.0% of Madden Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Madden Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,127,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 1,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $234,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Mariner LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 11,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,850,000 after buying an additional 447 shares during the period. Barclays PLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $153,000. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 41.8% during the 4th quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc now owns 10,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,713,000 after acquiring an additional 3,087 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 3,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

VPU opened at $165.48 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $168.87 and a 200-day moving average of $169.64. The company has a market capitalization of $9.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.57. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $135.67 and a fifty-two week high of $180.04.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $1.2275 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).