Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Purchased by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 9.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,617 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 803 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,701,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 37.1% during the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 57,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,154,000 after acquiring an additional 15,564 shares during the period. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $308,000. Ignite Planners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 3,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $673,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Nelson Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Nelson Capital Management LLC now owns 59,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,438,000 after purchasing an additional 810 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Madden Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. now owns 13,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,368,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of VPU stock opened at $195.50 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54. The business’s 50 day moving average is $186.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $178.33. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $154.00 and a 12-month high of $198.18.

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).