Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 13,923 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,275,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $266,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 3,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 95.9% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,048 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,705,000 after buying an additional 12,264 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 19.5% during the 2nd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 18,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,757,000 after buying an additional 3,022 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $118,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $165.69 on Thursday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $128.05 and a fifty-two week high of $180.04. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $168.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $167.15. The company has a market cap of $5.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).