Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Acquires 64 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,652 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $597,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 93,677.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,582,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $748,938,000 after buying an additional 4,578,013 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 667,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,021,000 after acquiring an additional 52,348 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 158,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,952,000 after acquiring an additional 5,969 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $24,659,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $20,003,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $161.70 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $135.67 and a 52-week high of $180.04. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $169.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $170.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.57.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 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).