Renaissance Technologies LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 1,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $266,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Register Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Clean Yield Group acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter worth $40,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

VPU opened at $170.71 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $166.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $155.63. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $123.31 and a fifty-two week high of $176.35. The firm has a market cap of $6.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).