CENTRAL TRUST Co Sells 13,846 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

CENTRAL TRUST Co trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 66.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,134 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,846 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,220,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vestor Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $19,517,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 560.1% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 103,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,724,000 after purchasing an additional 87,946 shares during the last quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 233.7% during the 1st quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 95,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,895,000 after purchasing an additional 66,780 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 47.1% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 168,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,033,000 after acquiring an additional 54,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 41.9% during the 2nd quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 150,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,432,000 after acquiring an additional 44,405 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $190.34 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $169.37 and a 1 year high of $206.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $181.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $191.66. The company has a market capitalization of $8.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.20 and a beta of 0.55.

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.