Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Position Raised by Signaturefd LLC

Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 64.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 232 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $40,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake 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 worth $156,549,000 after purchasing an additional 545,178 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.4% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 586,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,749,000 after acquiring an additional 35,307 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,286,000 after acquiring an additional 177,422 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 7.5% during the first quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 159,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,762,000 after buying an additional 11,138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 159,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,563,000 after purchasing an additional 3,515 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $170.39 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $170.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $158.73. The firm has a market cap of $6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $127.27 and a fifty-two week high of $177.51.

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).