Register Financial Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 186 Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Register Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,772.3% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,169,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,186 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,923.6% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 381,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,344,000 after buying an additional 372,386 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 318,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,640,000 after buying an additional 35,520 shares during the period. UBS Group AG raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.9% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 311,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,649,000 after buying an additional 57,923 shares during the period. Finally, Allied Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.6% during the 1st quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 126,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,094,000 after buying an additional 10,099 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

VPU stock opened at $147.92 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $151.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.76. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $118.81 and a fifty-two week high of $158.07. The company has a market cap of $5.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).