GAMMA Investing LLC Grows Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 4,862.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 397 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 389 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $65,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,549,000 after buying an additional 545,178 shares during the last quarter. Invst LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,335.1% in the third quarter. Invst LLC now owns 49,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,645,000 after acquiring an additional 48,226 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,072,000 after acquiring an additional 46,299 shares during the period. L & S Advisors Inc acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth about $6,153,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,002,000 after purchasing an additional 28,320 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of VPU opened at $162.97 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $169.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.57. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $128.05 and a twelve month high of $180.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a PE 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).