Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Trims Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 31.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,202 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,747 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,448,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $25,000. Citizens National Bank Trust Department purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. NBC Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. von Borstel & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 1.1%

VPU opened at $192.83 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $154.00 and a 52 week high of $194.45. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $185.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $177.41.

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).