Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Acquired by Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 4.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 103,672 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,047 shares during the period. Vanguard Utilities ETF makes up approximately 1.2% of Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $19,184,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,819.8% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 122,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,600,000 after acquiring an additional 115,773 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 90.6% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 228,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,277,000 after acquiring an additional 108,479 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 52,392.5% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 77,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,620,000 after acquiring an additional 77,017 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 344,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,735,000 after purchasing an additional 61,687 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 974,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,966,000 after purchasing an additional 52,880 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of VPU opened at $192.06 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $198.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $193.71. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $171.17 and a 52-week high of $206.10. The firm has a market cap of $8.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.62.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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.