Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Sold by Brookstone Capital Management

Brookstone Capital Management lowered its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 4.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,709 shares of the company’s stock after selling 290 shares during the quarter. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $957,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 254.5% in the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 195 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the period. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter worth about $54,000. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8,860.0% in the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 443 shares during the period. Finally, Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $62,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $147.92 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $118.81 and a twelve month high of $158.07. The company has a market capitalization of $5.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $151.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $141.76.

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).