Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Invests $399,000 in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,910 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $399,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 214.3% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 715,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,273,000 after acquiring an additional 487,927 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 598,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,390,000 after buying an additional 3,825 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,923.6% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 381,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,344,000 after buying an additional 372,386 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.6% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 345,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,063,000 after buying an additional 27,481 shares during the period. Finally, Allied Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 116,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,011,000 after buying an additional 12,490 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $151.04 on Wednesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $118.81 and a 1-year high of $151.16. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $140.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $136.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.44 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).