Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Sets New 12-Month High at $175.39

Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $175.39 and last traded at $175.39, with a volume of 190312 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $174.05.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

The company has a market cap of $6.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $153.74.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Utilities ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.2% during the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 5,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $762,000 after buying an additional 1,223 shares in the last quarter. Creekside Partners purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter valued at $556,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter valued at $118,000. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,709,000. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 19.5% in the second quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 18,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,757,000 after purchasing an additional 3,022 shares in the last quarter.

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).