Principal Securities Inc. Buys 600 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Principal Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 14.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,795 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $784,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth about $664,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 69.5% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 1,415 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 20.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,031,000 after acquiring an additional 1,020 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 15.4% during the third quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of VPU stock opened at $173.33 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $131.10 and a twelve month high of $180.04. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $167.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $168.77. The company has a market cap of $6.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).