Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Hits New 1-Year High at $171.67

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $171.67 and last traded at $171.52, with a volume of 21220 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $168.73.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $160.93 and a 200-day moving average of $151.76. The firm has a market cap of $6.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Utilities ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. UBS Group AG raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 311,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,649,000 after purchasing an additional 57,923 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 318,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,640,000 after buying an additional 35,520 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 32.6% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 5,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after buying an additional 1,411 shares in the last quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Unconventional Investor LLC now owns 85,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,753,000 after acquiring an additional 2,674 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Madden Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. now owns 10,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,501,000 after acquiring an additional 846 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).