Bard Associates Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Bard Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 24.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,886 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,349 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Utilities ETF makes up approximately 1.3% of Bard Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Bard Associates Inc. owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $4,975,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VPU. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $235,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 57.4% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 57.3% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 10,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,784,000 after acquiring an additional 3,681 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 481.0% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,017,000 after acquiring an additional 9,462 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 29.5% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 11,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,031,000 after acquiring an additional 2,624 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of VPU opened at $192.89 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $172.67 and a twelve month high of $206.10. The company has a 50 day moving average of $195.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $193.63.

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). 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.