Regal Investment Advisors LLC Cuts Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Regal Investment Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 5.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,158 shares of the company’s stock after selling 480 shares during the period. Regal Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,207,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 11,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,581,000 after buying an additional 280 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 35.2% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 55,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,613,000 after buying an additional 14,475 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. ADV purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $293,000. SWAN Capital LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 43.0% during the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 11,380 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,560,000 after buying an additional 3,424 shares during the period. Finally, Visionary Wealth Advisors boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 381.9% during the 4th quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 11,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,514,000 after buying an additional 8,753 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of VPU opened at $174.03 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $163.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $153.48. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $118.81 and a twelve month high of $175.35.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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).