Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Bought by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 40.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,047 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,950 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,522,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,772.3% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,169,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,871,000 after buying an additional 1,129,186 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,286,000 after purchasing an additional 177,422 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 750.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 81,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,625,000 after purchasing an additional 71,949 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 311,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,649,000 after buying an additional 57,923 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,878.6% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 52,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,513,000 after buying an additional 50,922 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

VPU stock opened at $172.84 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $6.22 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $118.81 and a one year high of $173.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $161.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $152.24.

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).